Milk-Beau

  Dears, We have a new puppy, half black lab/half Bernese Mountain dog, and his name is Clifford “Kip” Beauregard Nicholls. He is a big, sweet, awkward beast. A true Bercaw, who even eats laying down. One of my father’s favorite sayings was: why stand if you can sit, why sit if you can lie…

Living the Dream

Dears, I had the most wonderful dream last night. This is unusual for me. Ever since I was very young, the majority of my dreams have been nightmares. Last night’s dream did have some bad moments but most of it felt remarkably fantastic. So here’s the story: I went back to Clark Air Base, Angeles…

ApoE + LDL = AD? (And what about the RNC?)

Dear Fellow Dumb-Dumbs and Dilettantes, Beau and I watched the Kentucky Derby together (along with the Preakness and Belmont Stakes) throughout my childhood. When I was 17—–the year Gato del Sol was running for the roses—–I asked Beau to explain the horse-racing odds to me. “What is the different between 8-3 and 3-8?” I said….