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20 More Inches of DOOM! »

We haven’t even dug out of Snowpocalypse I yet, and already Snowpocalypse II is bearing down on us!  Hearken to this warning from the National Weather Service. … Winter Storm Warning...

Morning Kitchen Chat, Feb. 8, 2010 »

I’m feeling slightly more sympathetic about the plows not having come through yet.  As I said earlier, the Federal Government is closed and I’ve been hearing from a lot of...

Where’s the Freakin’ SNOW PLOW??? »

36 hours since the last flake has fallen, and here at the Capital Mobile Home Park in Elkridge, MD, we have yet to see a snow plow.  There’s going to...

The Case of the Stuttering Honyock »

I like to give my 79-year old Mom a call at least once a week.  And since my newly-acquired stutter seems to manifest itself more when I’m on the phone...

Which Am I? Elmer or Porky? »

The other night, my wife and I were conversing over one thing or another and I kicked into my newly found Parkinson’s stutter. Gail said, “I’m going to have to start...

Did Sarah Palin Use “Cheat Notes”? »

Sometimes a girl needs a little help remembrin’ stuff.  And when you’re flush from a full day of mocking President Obama for, among other things, using a teleprompter when giving...

PD Research Study: We Talk Funny and it Affects Us Socially.  Duh.

Study: We Talk Funny and it Affects Us Socially. Duh. »

I‘m always amused when I see the results of some new study that merely validates common sense. This one, f’rinstance. People with Parkinson’s disease suffer social difficulties simply because of the way they talk, a McGill...

February 2 2010 / No comment / Read More »
Facts About Being 10 Years Post-Diagnosis

Facts About Being 10 Years Post-Diagnosis »

Some items of note that seem appropriate for my 10-year anniversary as a person with Parkinson’s disease. 1.  Ten years after diagnosis, those with PD are 20 times more likely to experience a hip fracture compared...

January 30 2010 / No comment / Read More »

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    PD Symptoms The Case of the Stuttering Honyock

    The Case of the Stuttering Honyock

    I like to give my 79-year old Mom a call at least once a week.  And since my newly-acquired stutter seems to manifest itself more when I’m on the phone than at any...

    Feb 7, 2010 / More »
    PD Philosophy I Feel Somewhat Useless…

    I Feel Somewhat Useless…

    My wife and stepson have been out in the snow now for nearly two hours… taking breaks to come in and warm up a bit.  I’ve been sitting here in my PJ’s, making...

    Feb 6, 2010 / More »
    PD Dementia My HOT, STINGING… BRAIN!!!

    My HOT, STINGING… BRAIN!!!

    Hmm.  I finagled a free download trial version of the CNS Vital Signs neurocognition test battery.  Gave myself a patient name, tested myself, and here’s what we came up with. In the verbal memory...

    Jan 26, 2010 / More »
    Weird Dreams I Rarely Dream About Having PD.  But…

    I Rarely Dream About Having PD. But…

    Evil Nurses are Calling Me a FAKER!!! It’s an odd thing.  When I have one of my bizarre, vivid dreams, I rarely dream about having Parkinson’s disease.  I’m usually either back in the Navy,...

    Jan 31, 2010 / More »
    Family Life 20 More Inches of DOOM!

    20 More Inches of DOOM!

    We haven’t even dug out of Snowpocalypse I yet, and already Snowpocalypse II is bearing down on us!  Hearken to this warning from the National Weather Service. … Winter Storm Warning In Effect From...

    Feb 8, 2010 / More »
    News Did Sarah Palin Use “Cheat Notes”?

    Did Sarah Palin Use “Cheat Notes”?

    Sometimes a girl needs a little help remembrin’ stuff.  And when you’re flush from a full day of mocking President Obama for, among other things, using a teleprompter when giving speeches, sometimes when...

    Feb 7, 2010 / More »
    Videos Morning Kitchen Chat, Feb. 8, 2010

    Morning Kitchen Chat, Feb. 8, 2010

    I’m feeling slightly more sympathetic about the plows not having come through yet.  As I said earlier, the Federal Government is closed and I’ve been hearing from a lot of my colleagues who...

    Feb 8, 2010 / More »
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