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Nancy Schess
Jan19
To Dog or Not to Dog
Posted By : Nancy Schess

When I was growing up we had a dog, a little chocolate brown poodle named “Coco”. The dog was really my sister’s. Truth is, I didn’t really like him. He just wasn’t all that nice. He growled a lot and wouldn’t hesitate to take a bite every so often. Maybe Coco developed a complex because we gave him away when he was young. Here’s how that

Nancy Schess
Jan12
What Would You Choose?
Posted By : Nancy Schess

  My family has an Ellis Island story and it goes like this. Our family name was Jablonsky. When my great grandfather came through Ellis Island, he wanted a nice American sounding name that had no ethnicity attached. The one that came to his mind was Levine – my maiden name. Bill’s family name was Pschesslofsky – yes, with a “P”. Much too long

Nancy Schess
Jan05
Time Flies
Posted By : Nancy Schess

  January 5, 1996. My oldest child was born and now she has turned 19. I vividly remember leaving our apartment in Manhattan to head to the hospital on January 4, 1996. I stood in the doorway for a moment thinking that life would never be the same. So true. I vividly remember her first birthday party. It was at the Marriott in Uniondale. Mickey

Nancy Schess
Dec22
Favorite Gifts
Posted By : Nancy Schess

This is the gift giving time of year. It makes me reflect on the gifts that have been my favorite over the course of time. In no particular order: 1. My Kitchen Aide Mixer: May not sound romantic, but I wanted that thing so badly! 2. My Elephant Bracelet: I use the phrase “embrace the elephant” about 100 times a day. My elephant bracelet is my co

Nancy Schess
Dec08
The Sweeter the Better
Posted By : Nancy Schess

Over the years, I have heard more than a snicker or two as I ordered a glass of wine. I am not shy about my order. I ask for my sweet white wine loudly and clearly. Seriously, at Passover I look forward to the Heavy Malaga Concord Grape Manischewitz. That should give you an idea about how sweet is sweet in my world. For a long time, I ordered a c

Nancy Schess
Dec01
It's Empty Again
Posted By : Nancy Schess

I know that for most of the summer you all indulged my blogs about getting ready to send my oldest child to college. Thank you, your indulgence was much appreciated. I have purposely refrained from giving you all a play by play description of the college transition process every week thinking that might be pushing it a little too far. But we’ve j

Nancy Schess
Nov25
A Solo Surprise
Posted By : Nancy Schess

Sometimes I think our blogs are a selfish exercise. How lucky we are to have your attention every week where we can write about anything, anything at all. My selfish exercise this week is to tell the story of my Saturday evening. My 14 year old son loves to sing. This year he auditioned for and was selected to perform with the Nassau Symphonic C

Nancy Schess
Nov03
RoboCall Mania
Posted By : Nancy Schess

I am very excited, indeed grateful, that Election Day is here. I am a great supporter of every citizen’s right and obligation to vote. But that is not what prompts today’s reaction. I am looking forward to Election Day so that the robocalls will stop. Really, 10 calls a day, sometimes more. Last night alone I received 10 calls within 10 minutes.

Nancy Schess
Oct27
Teach Your Children Well
Posted By : Nancy Schess

One day last week, I was at the tail end of my commute but it was very crowded. Two trains hit the 5th Avenue station within minutes of each other and so there was barely room to walk. As the group started slowly climbing the stairs, I noticed a man somewhat ahead of me struggling to climb. He was moving slowly and the people around him were clea

Nancy Schess
Oct20
My Second Ticket
Posted By : Nancy Schess

I try. I really do. But it is hard to keep track of all of the school zones in my neighborhood. And to make it worse, they are barely marked. But, since the local law changed recently, none of that really matters. Anyone who lives or works in Nassau County knows what I am talking about. The whole thing makes little sense to me and particularly sin

Nancy Schess
Oct14
Traffic
Posted By : Nancy Schess

When I first started driving more years ago than I will admit, I had lots of patience. Driving along on the Belt Parkway was a treat (yes, I was born and raised in Brooklyn) even when that sea of red lights showed up ahead. I remember so distinctly just turning the radio up and doing a lot of singing. Mostly Barry Manilow, Billy Joel and Bruce Spri

Nancy Schess
Oct07
Gym Time
Posted By : Nancy Schess

I am not spending enough time in the gym. It’s really that simple. With a long work day and worse, a commute on both ends, time to get to the gym during the week just doesn’t seem to be happening. I know I am not the only one with this problem. We all struggle with not having enough time in the day. For those of you who have figured out how to ad

Nancy Schess
Sep29
To Play or Not to Play
Posted By : Nancy Schess

I can’t believe I am even writing this blog.  Sports commentary is very much outside my comfort zone. But I did see the hit and it looked really bad. Today's question is should the Michigan football coach have taken sophmore quarterback Shane Morris out of the game after what appeared to be a concussion inducing hit – after which Morris exhibited

Nancy Schess
Sep08
I Sent A Fax
Posted By : Nancy Schess

Along with what seemed like a good part of the neighborhood, we had no internet service today. Let's not talk about why, and how frustrating it was. Instead, let's talk about how far we have come in a short time. Today, we all rely on email, scanning, forwarding documents, etc. as just an ordinary, albeit important, part of the day. (Rona made a g

Nancy Schess
Aug25
Would You?
Posted By : Nancy Schess

Have you heard of Air BNB? Interesting concept where ordinary people – just like you and me – offer their homes as accommodations to strangers. They say it is all vetted and if you want to be a host you must meet the Company’s standards. That said, would you use this service? Has anyone in our Gotham family tried to? On the flipside, would you

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