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Patty Unleashed: 7.27.16
I’ve been researching my family’s genealogy. It’s been interesting, but I got stuck on my dad’s side. His grandfather, Pat Fitzgerald, immigrated from Ireland via New York in …Read More
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Patty Unleashed: 7.20.16
There is a State Farm commercial that causes me to pause every time I see it. In it, a man claims he will never get married, have kids or live in the suburbs, but you see him doing all the …Read More
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Patty Unleashed: 7.6.16
I recently saw Weiner, the documentray that follows former U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner’s run for New York City mayor. It was fascinating! I try to stay away from politics in this …Read More
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Patty Unleashed: 6.8.16
I’ve been thinking about all the kids graduating college right about now and starting their new careers. They have such hopes and dreams—probably none as delusional as mine were—but …Read More
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Patty Unleashed: 6.1.16
I have a problem, and it’s happened before: I write a column, and the next thing I know there’s an in-depth article in some other magazine on the same topic. I realize it’s just …Read More
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Patty Unleashed: 5.18.16
I am often asked, ‘Where do you come up with the ideas for your column?’ My answer is, ‘I wish I knew.’ They just pop up, usually at the most inopportune times, which is why I …Read More
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Patty Unleashed: 5.11.16
You know that weird phenomenon when you buy a new car and start seeing it all over town? Well, it’s happening to me, only it’s with mindfulness and meditation, ever since I wrote …Read More
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Patty Unleashed: 4.20.16
I think by the time you are 50, you’ve made most of your friends. You have friends from grade school, high school (of course!), college, work and those you pick up along the way …Read More
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Patty Unleashed: 4.13.16
Maybe it’s my chronic migraines. Or maybe it’s the Botox treatments they’re using to deal with these migraines. Whatever it is, my mind has been doing lots of wandering, and as usual, …Read More
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Patty Unleashed: 4.6.16
I’ve always been a good test taker. I never had a problem with test anxiety, always made sure I had enough time to prepare for the subject to be tested, and actually did fine, …Read More