Posts by the Roaring Ellie

In April 2015 I was diagnosed with breast cancer.  It was a rough ride and a long tale for another day.  Let’s focus on the more recent. I read an article about cell phones and the radiation they emit.  https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/new-studies-link-cell-phone-radiation-with-cancer/ Prior to being diagnosed, I had a Samsung android phone.  Loved the phone.  Had a…

Levittown, formerly Island Trees, is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the Town of Hempstead in Nassau County, New York on Long Island. It is located half way between the villages of Hempstead and Farmingdale. As of the 2010 census, the CDP had a total population of 51,881, making it the most populated CDP in Nassau County and the second most populated CDP on Long Island, behind…

On Tuesday we learned that there was a “massive college admission scam” with players from Hollywood  as well as business leaders across America.  The charges stem from mail fraud, wire fraud, conspiracy to commit these crimes.  But as I read those charges – they meant nothing to me.  Those are merely legal terms of violations. …

For decades, I have found myself at appointments for doctors, dentists, etc. all presenting me with pages of forms requesting a plethora of information.  They want my name, my next of kin’s name, my neighbor or close friend’s name (everything but my shoe size).  The finale of this effort is the presentation of the “confidentiality…