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Bring It With You

Music & Medicine

Earlier this year I spent some time with my parents, helping out as my mother recovered from surgery. Their neighborhood pharmacy in Somers, NY is privately owned, the kind you might remember from your childhood, where the pharmacist actually knows your name. One day while stopping by to fill a prescription for my mother, the pharmacist and owner, Matt Golden, informed me it would be a few days before I could pick it up, as that particular medication needed to go through the referral process. Read more

Don’t Postpone Joy (cont’d)

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In Your Words

In the last issue, Don’t Postpone Joy, I asked you to email me with your answer to this question: What will you do to enjoy now? Today, in lieu of the usual article, I thought you’d like to see some of the responses I received: Read more

Don’t Postpone Joy

Opposites Attract

I’d see Elizabeth, one of my childhood friends, during the summer at our family beach club located in New Rochelle, NY, on the Long Island Sound. We were opposites. She was a competitive swimmer while my idea of swimming was hopping around the pool with one foot touching the bottom. We had tons of fun together splashing around, telling stories, and inventing games. Read more

Take a Left

The Kind of Phone Call I Like to Get

One evening last summer, my phone rang and displayed the familiar Florida area code.  My father-in-law’s voice sounded pleased.  “I’m calling to tell you that Sandi and I were just out to dinner and as we were driving home, I made a left instead of a right and now we’re at the beach, looking at a beautiful sunset.” Read more