Posted 1-16-20 Another week flying by! (Don’t they all???) Thank you every last one of you for visiting again today! Thank you to the casually-interested reader! Thank you to the in-the-trenches, 36/7/366 caregiver! Thank you to the one who is doing his or her best but can’t help as much as you would like! Thank…
Author: Mark Applegate
CES: An Overview
Posted 1-15-20 I will give some quick tech/worldview opinions of what I witnessed throughout the next several days, but today I just wanted to set the stage. First some impressive numbers from 2019 (2020 hasn’t been released yet, but was bigger in all areas according to most media accounts: More than 4,400 exhibiting companies and…
Disoriented Expressed
Posted 1-14-19 20 Just a brief anecdote about leaving for my trip to Las Vegas last week: My plan: Stay at my dad’s until time to fly out at 7:45pm and have him take me to the airport so I wouldn’t have to pay for parking. I arrive at 10pm and get a nice, full…
Go West Young-ish Man: Part 1
Posted Lucky January “13”th Hi all! I trust you had a splendid weekend, finalizing the clearing out of your Christmas goods and getting back into the grind of everyday life? As I alluded to without getting too specific (to protect my family while I was gone), I traveled all week, last week to Las Vegas,…
Travel Day
I am stuck at an airport in which my data is spotty and I, in Information Technologies, would never trust public wifi. I am not going to be able to post today besides asking you to pray I land ok. There is a 100% chance of storms. I am not afraid of flying at all,…
Wrestling With Dementia
Posted 1-9-20 Not much to report and I am still pretty much out of pocket today. Mom had a great day yesterday again. Who knows how long this good streak will last, but I am thankful for it. Having mixed dementia, she may level off for a while, then a vascular issue may cause a…
The Purple Letter
Posted 1-8-20 Hi all! This week will be full of short articles due to some work stuff that I need to accomplish. Next week you will get payback. 🙂 That is a promise and a threat. 😉 I was just thinking yesterday about stigma. I have mentioned it before, bot it is always present… Normally…
Homework Assignment
Posted 1-7-20 Times are good, all things considered. This hasn’t always been so. Your homework…your mission should you choose to accept it…it to rewind to the early pages of the Digital Cornbread blogroll. Here is one example, but read a few of the oldies and we will discuss tomorrow. I need to short-change you a…
Digital Sundowners
Posted 1-6-2020 Hi all! I trust you had a nice weekend! I also hope you are off to a roaring start in 2020 in service and love for humanity and, in our context, service specifically for folks suffering around the dementia dumpster fire with us. If you have a loved one and are struggling to…
Spinning Disks, Little Stuffed Bears and Velcro
Posted 1-3-20 Just a quick thought today for your consideration. Isn’t it interesting how what is important changes over time? Mom loves her fidget blanket! While I don’t presume to know exactly what is going on in her beautiful and precious mind, watching her play with her blanket demonstrates that she especially likes the simplicity…