Michael Dinnocenzo

Michael Dinnocenzo

137 Articles

Out Of Left Field: Wonderful Winthrop Langone Hospital

I know hospitals. I could not possibly count the number I have been in (since my Last Rites at Nyack

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From Left Field: Words – and actions – matter

I want to thank several column readers for significant suggestions as I proceed from my initial, long-range, historical perspectives on

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Out of Left Field: Rising youth power at polls has consequences

Expanded epistolary exchanges together with creative initiatives by “Bold Democrats” are likely to encourage youth to more fully to recognize

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Out of Left Field: The letter lovers

I am borrowing this headline from a recent major newspaper story. It speaks directly to the “epistolary” theme I have

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Out of Left Field: Jefferson’s love letters to Maria

Thomas Jefferson’s epistolary journeys resembled those of his friend Abigail Adams in this major respect. She wrote to husband John,

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Out of Left Field: Jefferson, Adams exchanged over 672 letters

  Epistolary Joys: Part 2 This discussion extends and deepens my first column on how people benefit from written exchanges

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Out of Left Field: An encounter with epistolary rage

My goal was to expand Part 2 of Epistolary Joys, featuring extraordinary relationships that have been cultivated by written correspondence.

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Out of Left Field: Epistolary joys (Part I)

Did you receive any mail today? Was it handwritten with a script address on the envelope? Perhaps it is not

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Out of Left Field: Continuing lessons from July 4, 1776

As the 245th anniversary of the founding of our nation approached this summer, a lively discourse also emerged. It focused

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From the left: Find happiness in positivity’s pathways

Seeking happiness in our lives varies with our age, health, experiences and other life circumstances. However, there are shared basics

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Out of Left Field: Happiness and humor: Some unusual journeys

Be sure there is much more exploring of Whitman’s creative “Open Road” for Happiness. But as we travel with Whitman,

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Out of Left Field: Happiness and its discontents

My dear readers, I am so delighted that many of you have been in touch about sharing my enthusiasm for

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Out of Left Field: Who is happiest?

Dear reader pals: If you have the time and inclination I hope you will continue with me on Long Islander

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Out of Left Field: ‘Secrets of Happiness’

As you may know, published titles for articles and books cannot be copyrighted or restricted. So, when I saw the

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Out of Left Field: Your right to be happy

Here is a topic to ponder as we seek positivity moving away from the pandemic horror year. In my previous

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