Posted 11-19-19
Just a short piece today. I will be on the radio shortly (11am) on Prime Time broadcast from KICK radio in Springfield, Mo. If you would like to listen, here is a link: KICK If you can’t catch it live, they archive shows for later listening. Thank you for tuning in. 🙂 We are head-to-head with Rush Limbaugh, but I don’t fear a thing. What does he know about Dementia??? 😉
It just occurred to me that I never really explained why I called my blog Digital Cornbread. It is an odd title, for sure, from an odd fellow as you already know.
Here is a simple explanation why:
Digital= From those smarty pants folks at Lexico: “(of signals or data) expressed as series of the digits 0 and 1, typically represented by values of a physical quantity such as voltage or magnetic polarization.
Digital= From the Mark-tionary: “Using the numbers one and zero to represent millions of little on/off switches that solve a super complex quiz. It is used in computer software, media devices and everything else these days.”
Corn= From the still bitter folks at Lexico: “another term for maize.” (Come on, Oxford, it isn’t the 1770’s any more. Let it go! 😉 )
Corn= From the Mark-tionary: “Humor to the level of dad jokes without the sharp wit.” Alternative definition: “That spot on my foot that signifies that I am going to be getting an AARP discount soon. ;)”
Bread= From the suddenly repentant folks at Lexico: “The bread or wafer used in the Eucharist.” Alternative definition: “Food made of flour, water, and yeast mixed together and baked.”
Bread= From the Mark-tionary: “I think of bread in terms of this section of John 6: Verses. I try to point my readers to the object of my faith, without whom I would have broken down by now. I know we all have our things going spiritually…I get it…but Jesus claims a bunch of exclusive things, so He really can’t be a Jesus+ something. Either He is what He is or He isn’t. Not a lot of room between. He is my sustainer and could be yours too. No more preaching, but feel free to holler if you have questions about Him. (Personal phone 417-955-2513 and personal email appleofmyit@gmail.com)
Alternate definition: “Something. Oprah. Loves!”
So, Digital Corn+Bread attempts to (Digital) make complex things simpler (Alzheimer’s and the brain is very hard to understand) by using a little humor (Corn) and some of the sustainer of my life (Bread) to do so. Summary: I try hard to break down these hard topics. I research and always give you links to consider. I find myself much more funny than I really am. I am a believer.
Welcome to Digital Cornbread!
I am super thankful for each of you! You help me sooooooo much…much more than you know. Writing these blog posts and hoping they help one of the thousands of subscribers makes my day and helps me make sense of the seemingly senselessness of this disease. Thank you all!
#EndALZ
Update: Mom was quiet yesterday. She was pretty happy, but she is tired. We have a friend of the family who is in the nursing home with cancer and is doing quite poorly. Pray for peace and comfort for her and her family. Another of the original Sweet 17, Mrs. J, has moved into the general population with mom now as she is no longer a flight risk. Terrible disease, but it nice to see old friends. 🙂
Note: I am wearing my radio socks for good luck today. 😉