This Makes Me Sick, Not Better

Dear Smart Readers, This is an ad in today’s Burlington Free Press. Whomever is behind this news-like advertisement has no authority to make such a claim. Their “research” is not peer-reviewed, not in any leading journal let alone in any journal whatsoever. Their only goal is to profit from your fear. Don’t fall for it,…

It’s not Alzheimer’s, it’s pop culture overload

Dear Everyone, I find this comforting. Maybe much of my memory is wrapped up in song lyrics. My hard-drive is just full. Love, Muskrat Susie (and with lyrics like those taking up space in my head, no wonder it’s hard to remember where I put the car keys.)

Speaking Swahili with Beezlebub

Dear Readers, Many years ago (25 to be exact), when I was studying Swahili in Kenya as a Peace Corps Volunteer, I had a recurring dream in which I would call my father and only be able to speak in that language. I understood his English, but I could only answer in Swahili. I think…