Posted 3-12-20 “Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble. “ Matthew 6:34 (ESV) Hi all! Sorry for the super abbreviated piece yesterday. 🙁 Momma said there’d be days like that… I was blessed yesterday with getting to help our local…
Author: Mark Applegate
Time to Look Back
Posted 3-11-20 I am booked to the gills today and will not be doing a post. I am disaster preparedness and recovery director (one of my hats), and response to the virus requires my complete day. Please look back at the earliest posts and I will meet you at the table in the morning. 🙂…
Just a Little Bit More
Posted 3-10-20 Have you ever noticed how life seems to be made up of 1,000,000 small decisions? While I realize this is kind of a cliche, who would I be to be too innovative when the best wisdom is widely available out there for the asking? Take exercise, for instance. I have gotten up at…
Go Back, Go Back, Go Back to Where You Were
Flashback to Monday, April 23rd, 2018. My sister and I rejoined Weight Watchers (now called WW) with a newfound zeal to lose weight (she was nearly at goal, but was being kind enough to join with me. I weighted a mighty 317.8. My WW dashboard history shows my rapid descent from there to 284 just…
Happy 1 Year Digital Cornbread Bloggerversary
Posted 3-6-20 Today marks the one year anniversary of the blog! 🙂 Thank you very much for coming to my little cornbread table and many, many more thanks for your fine contributions! It has been a challenging year to say the least. I have been fortunate to tell my story on TV 3 or 4…
Recap of Memory Day
Posted 3-5-20 Yesterday marked the second time I have been blessed to attend Memory Day at our state’s capital in Jefferson City. I love to go to this event and hope to continue going yearly as long as they will have me. Not only is it a unique opportunity to try to share our stories…
Be Right Back
Posted Memory Day 2020 Hi all! I have been in Memory Day at Jefferson City today advocating for folks with dementia. I will have to post tomorrow about the ins and outs, but suffice it to say that it was a very nice day and hopefully we made a difference. Update: All is the same…
This is Us…Wow, Just Wow!
Posted 3-3-20 I would like to say that I am taking a one-day hiatus from our topic to talk up a TV show, but it is completely not the case. Today I want need to talk about the NBC show This is Us. There will certainly be spoilers throughout, so please skip down a ways…
Flu-Mania
Posted 3-2-20 I am not a medical professional. I get it. However, I have a pretty good head on my shoulders. As I watch the news (out of the corner of my eye since I am not a big “news person”) I wonder why on Earth we are bombarded with all of the coverage of…
10 Things You Can Learn About Dementia From Planet Fitness
Posted 2-28-20 Happy Friday, all! Another week (nearly) in the books and still no cure or life-extending treatments, but we march on toward that end. It has been an eventful week, as they all seem to be, ending today with a brief appearance on KY3, or local NBC affiliate, talking about our new SeniorAge Alert…