Comic Relief: Brain Schwag

Dear Gentle Readers, I had a great idea this morning! Well, at least, I hope it’s a great idea. I was thinking about how Hollywood comes out with film merchandise even before the film is released. They partner with Burger King or Pizza Hut or Lego to turn youthful masses into audiences. Interestingly, though, very…

Everyone’s a Winner in the Blogosphere

Dear Golden Readers, I am pleased to report that a Singapore-based follower of Brain in a Jar has awarded me the Versatile Blogger Award. She has a blog, too, called Frangipani Singaporenicum about her trials and triumphs while taking care of her mother who has early dementia. I like her blog because it connects me…

Mother’s Day Memories of a Lost & Found Father

Dear Children of Mothers and/or Fathers (i.e., all of you), My mother Barbara is here from Florida and has been telling me long-ago stories of Beau. This picture is of them at the Taj Mahal in 1965–shortly after I was born. And no, I’m not hidden in a car seat inside the Taj, I’m back…