I’ve been hesitating to write this post because I wasn’t sure it would be helpful. You know that person who is more than willing to point out problems but has no suggestions on how to fix them? Well, that’s me today. I’m going to tell you something you already know…that dementia can drive away your […]

Today I’m coming to you from O’Hare Airport in Chicago. Specifically, I’m at Chili’s on terminal H, drinking a glass to Riesling and deciding if I need an appetizer. I do, don’t I? Probably something fried. Cheese curds. Onion rings. I wonder why I put on weight when I travel? Any ideas? I flew here […]

I wasn’t going to write a blog post this week. Not so much because it was Memorial Day weekend (although that was gonna be my official excuse), but because I’m a bit overwhelmed. I’ve been out of town for work much of May thus far. I will be gone next week…and the week after…and I […]

I went to the visitation for a friend with dementia recently. Despite the bummer circumstances, I was eager to meet his family for the first time and tell them how much I enjoyed my friend over our visits for the past several years. I’m writing here that he was my “friend with dementia” because I […]

I’d love to tell you that I am confident person who has thick skin and is able to blow off all of her blog critics…but that’d be a big fat lie. I’ve learned that when you put yourself out there on the internet, you should brace yourself for the response. As Forrest Gump said–Life is […]

Anxiety makes thinking more challenging. Last week was finals week at the university where I work. It’s stressful for students and faculty alike. In fact, the relief I felt finishing finals as a student pales in comparison to the relief I feel submitting finals grades as a professor. In 25-ish semesters of college teaching, I’ve […]

I’ve got a bunch of travel planned in the next month. Carbondale. Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. Atlanta. Indianapolis. Chicago. Those are all work-related trips, although I am certainly not opposed to turning them into dual-purpose business/pleasure adventures. I can find a winery anywhere, folks. I sniff them out like my dog sniffs out Doritos wrappers at […]