The Susan Sequel

A year ago today, my morning started like thousands of other women across the country as I headed to my yearly, routine mammogram.  However, I shockingly ended the day as just another percentage: one of the 13% of women (about 1 in 8) who will […]

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Our family lost a giant yesterday. Antonio Petosa, Frank’s father and my children’s grandfather, passed away from complications of COVID. He was 80 years old, had survived a year long battle with Lymphoma and was double vaccinated. This is a difficult loss. My father-in-law and […]

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Today is a rainy, gloomy day in Boca Raton and it pretty much matches my mood these days. I’m sure I’m not alone in this and commiserate with all of you. I’m sure you all feel the boredom, sadness and frustration at our current situation […]

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Hi friends. I know, it’s been a while (despite my New Year’s resolution to write more). I’m stuck at the airport waiting for a flight and figure better late than never. Luckily, something is bothering me this week and, believe it or not, it does […]

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I didn’t want to do it. I’ve tried; I’ve bit my tongue, I’ve exchanged funny memes with my sister, and I’ve vented on Twitter.  But I can’t avoid it any longer, I must discuss Donald Trump (insert collective groan here). I promise, I didn’t want […]

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Hello friends… obviously, it’s been awhile since I blogged. And surprisingly, more than one person has asked me to write again (even though Hannah repeatedly works it in into every conversation). I appreciate that people want to hear what I have to say. In short, […]

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I know what you’re all thinking… “where’s Susan? Why hasn’t she written in a while? I love her travel posts!” I love them too. I want her to get back to blogging, so I told her to do it for me. But, for now, I’m […]

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“No one can make you feel inferior without your consent”. This quote by Eleanor Roosevelt is one of my favorites and I’ve used it, in various forms, repeatedly throughout my life. I love quotes; as a history nerd, I view them as both a window to […]

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Hi there…. It’s been a while. Not for any reason, but I’m pretty sure I just got tired of hearing my own voice and couldn’t think of anything new to say. Hannah has been riding me pretty hard about blogging again, so I’m going to […]

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Has anyone heard that there is a royal wedding coming up? I mean, given what’s going on in the world, what could be more important than the pomp and circumstance of a wedding between a dashing prince and a gorgeous, American actress? Don’t get me […]

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