Posted 3/7/23 Then the Lord God formed the man of dust from the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living creature. -Genesis 2:7 My gauntlet month continues, friends. I finish my 2nd Masters 20 days from today and will have more evening time to work on catching up…
Author: Mark Applegate
YAHTZEE Reminder
Posted 2/27/23 “According to all that I am going to show you, as the pattern of the tabernacle and the pattern of all its furniture, just so you shall construct it.” -Ex 25:9 God is big into order and patterns and structure. He isn’t imprecise, nor Willy Nilly. I suspect He wired me and you…
Red Flanders! Come on back in here and put on your pants! (I cain’t! I ain’t got no pants…the darn Baldknobbers stole’m!)
Posted 2/14/23 (Yes, Valentine’s Day…) Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness. Isaiah 41:10 https://www.ky3.com/2023/02/13/silver-dollar-city-announces-2023-grand-finale-original-fire-hole-ride/ POV: Ride through If you are even a casual partaker…
5 Things You Can Learn About Dementia From a Spy Balloon
Posted 2/8/23 Flight will be lost to the swift [so they will be unable to escape], And the strong shall not strengthen nor maintain his power, Nor shall the mighty man save his own life. Amos 2:14 Howdy all! Been a few too many days since we met at the Cornbread table, but I am…
Four Years Reduced to a Few Videos and a Mountain of Memories
Sing to him, sing praise to him; tell of all his wonderful acts. -Psalm 105:2 Hi all! I was just working on a video for my job and noticed a bunch of my YouTube videos of mom playing the piano and hanging out from the last 3-4 years. I stopped recording that way because she…
Review of the 2023 Alzheimer’s Association Leadership Summit (Part 1)
Posted 1/30/23 Where there is no guidance, a people falls,but in an abundance of counselors there is safety. -Prov. 11:14 (Reader warning: this will be in a shotgun format. There is so much to share that I want to write 20 articles breaking it down, but, alas, I don’t have time. 🙁 ) Hi all!…
Recap of the “Evening/Night with the Experts” Event…and a Book Review
Posted 1/20/23 The heart of the discerning acquires knowledge, for the ears of the wise seek it out. -Prov 18:15 Hi all! I hope your week went well and your forgiveness bucket is full for the lack of blog posts this week. It seems I am buried and just haven’t had time despite having approximately…
Join Me in Being a Drummer or a Fluter (!) in Front of the Troops
Posted 1/11/23 “When you go to war against your enemies and see horses and chariots and an army greater than yours, do not be afraid of them, because the LORD your God, who brought you up out of Egypt, will be with you. When you are about to go into battle, the priest shall come…
Lecanemab (marketed now as Leqembi ) “approved” today
The Lord is my strength and my shield; in Him my heart trusts, and I am helped; my heart exults, and with my song I give thanks to him. Psalm 28:7 There is a lot to discuss here, but here is some primary thoughts on today’s approval of Lecanemab: The study info:https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2212948 and https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03887455 FDA Statement: https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/fda-grants-accelerated-approval-alzheimers-disease-treatment NY Times…
5 Things You Can Learn About Late-Term Dementia from Snakes
Posted 1/3/23 Behold, I have given you authority to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall hurt you. -Luke 10:19 According to the Cleveland Clinic, “Ophidiophobia is an extreme, overwhelming fear of snakes. The condition is called a specific phobia (fear), which is a type of…