Posted 1-2-20 …that seems weird to type. My family, especially my oldest and I, love puzzles. There is something visually-pleasing about transforming a huge pile of colored blobs into a cohesive picture, then tearing it down again. Here is my daughter’s Christmas puzzle: Dementia is a puzzle too. Here is how: As best we understand…
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Rose-Colored Glasses on the Face of Mr. Blur
Posted the first day of 20/20 I hate glasses at least as much as Oprah loves bread. I don’t hate glasses on others, mind you…just on me. I like what they do. They make my friends and my family and Velma and, most importantly, my wife see. Glasses add distinction to the smart, edginess to…
2019: A Year in Review
Posted the last day of 2019 Thank you for another couple holidays away from writing. 🙂 I absolutely love to write, but I dislike writing in a time that is crazy busy, as in holidays, because I have much higher standards for myself than it would appear by the deliverable. 😉 The next two days…
Rabbit Ears, Spinny Knobs and a Good Thumpin’.
Posted the day before New Year’s Eve, 2019 Hi all! Thank you for granting me the respite few days to celebrate the Christmas season! It was a wonderful few days and mom was well, all things considered, too. 🙂 She had good days and less good days. She is quite happy, but her speech as…
Merry Christmas!!
Posted Christmas, 2019 Merry Christmas, Digital Cornbread family! Thank you for a year of encouragement as we fight to #EndALZ! May God richly bless you now and in the coming year! -Mark
Twas The Afternoon Before Christmas
Posted 12-24-19 Growing up an Applegate holds far, far more good memories than bad. At Christmas, things were particularly joyful, mainly because our folks spent even more time with us than usual. Leading up to the big day, mom always gathered the troops together to make things to hang on the tree. Sure, we had…
What…Me Stop???
Posted 12-23-19 I hope you all had a great weekend as we dig deeply into the Advent/Christmas/Hanukkah seasons. 🙂 I had a wonderful weekend capped off by a beautiful and worshipful church service, then a super Christmas party at my in-laws yesterday. I truly love this time of year!! Sunday the Springfield News Leader published…
A Thing or Two or Three We Can Learn About Dementia from AT&T
Posted 12-20-19 I just a quick thought or two or three about our topic as I gather my goods up and head to a funeral of a wonderful damsel-in-distress-no-more mother of a good friend/colleague. As I was driving and praying (with my eyes open, thank you very much) on the way to work today, an…
My Regifted Advice
Posted 12-19-19 I admit it. I am a regifter. Some Christmas seasons I am a serial regifter. So far….so far… I haven’t been busted or hurt anyone’s feelings. I walk a thin and precarious line, I know… I was thinking about regifting as I drove in today and thought this might be a nice time…
A Sea of Red at Christmas
Posted 12-18-19 Red is my favorite color. I love the St. Louis Cardinals. I love cardinals on the hedge next to my kitchen window. I “loved” the Little Red Head Girl” on Peanuts (as did Charlie Brown) as my second crush (after Darla on The Little Rascals) when I was a grade school chap. I…