Posted 7/15/22 But we, brethren, having been taken away from you for a short while—in person, not in spirit—were all the more eager with great desire to see your face. 1 Thess 2:17 (Note: I feel the same way as the Apostle here did. I hate not having time to write, but it has been…
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Posted 6/13/22 Desire without knowledge is not good, and whoever makes haste with his feet misses his way. -Proverbs 19:2 Whoever speaks the truth gives honest evidence, but a false witness utters deceit. -Proverbs 12:17 Happy Monday, You’all! I hope you had a great weekend! Mine was good. I was fortunate to have some downtime…
(Semi-)Shawshank Re: Dementia Day 583 (1 Year, 218 days): Maximum Overdrive Battlefields–Or– The Search for a Simple Fix
Posted 10/18/21 “Why do you call me good?” Jesus answered. “No one is good—except God alone.” –Mark 10:18 Happy Monday to all! I love a good Monday, don’t you? (Problem is, there ain’t a lot of good ones, but I digress…) Driving into town on the Autoban Highway 13 this morning, I noticed, as usual, that I…
(Semi-)Shawshank Re: Dementia Day 568 (1 Year, 203 days): A Novel Novella About Web Research
Posted 10/1/21 “Very truly I tell you Pharisees, anyone who does not enter the sheep pen by the gate, but climbs in by some other way, is a thief and a robber. 2 The one who enters by the gate is the shepherd of the sheep. 3 The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen to…
Shawshank Re:Dementia Day 362: The Show Must Go On (Vaccine Edition)
Posted 3/8/21 Salvation belongs to the Lord; your blessing be on your people! Selah Psalm 3:8 (Quick note re: my Bible verses. I tie the chapter and verse to the day of the month. I know some of you read often and some not at all…but all can get a smattering of semi-random verses here. I know the…
Shawshank Re:Dementia Day 350: “Who, What, Where, Why, When-sday”: Moving in the Right Direction
Posted 2/24/21 He himself bore our sins” in his body on the cross, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; “by his wounds you have been healed. 1 Peter 2:24 That is why a man leaves his father and mother and is united to his wife, and they become one flesh.- Genesis 2:24 But God…
Shawshank Re:Dementia Day 324: Missed It By THAT Much
Posted 1-29/2021 For it has been granted to you on behalf of Christ not only to believe in him, but also to suffer for him… Philippians 1:29 I am not a scientist. I know, I know…you surely thought with my vast skillset surely I studied neuroscience in community college…but sadly I did not. I have…
Back to the Foxhole: Alzheimer’s Puts Veterans on the Front Lines Again
Posted 11-11-19 If there are two things I want you to gobble up from this article, it is simply: I love and appreciate veterans. I hate Alzheimer’s Disease and related dementias. First things first. I am sorry if this seems cliche, but if it does it is only because most share my sentiment: Thank you…
Is the Brain a Muscle?
Posted 8-28-19 Maybe the title would be better stated “Is the brain LIKE a muscle”? I have wondered that ever since mom was diagnosed with a “mild kind of dementia” around a decade ago. Can brain exercise prevent dementia? Can it slow the progression? Did it slow the progression with mom? I mean, she played…
Silos, Solos, and the Like
Posted 3-21-19 Just a few quick (lol!!) thoughts about silos and Alzheimer’s here in the land of digital cornbread. First a couple definitions: A silo is a tall, often reasonably skinny, cylinder-shaped structure used to store bulk materials or agriculture products. The word is derived from “Latin sirum (nominative sirus), from Greek siros “a pit to keep corn…