Hello Everyone, This is a portrait of you—-all 11,092 of you who have read Brain in a Jar, the blog, since last year. Sixty of you have already looked again today. Four-hundred and fifty-four of you read on the busiest day. We now average about 1,000 hits a week. Readers span the globe from Bangalore…
Tag: Alzheimer’s
Remembering Vets and Beau
Dear Memorial Day Readers, My father was born May 30, 1938 in Manila, where his father was sent by the IRS to try to get Gen. Douglas MacArthur to pay his taxes. Oddly or ironically or serendipitously (will someone tell me the right word?), Beau was sent to the Philippines to be a surgeon during…
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…