Dears, Fall has arrived in Vermont. My hair is straight from the lack of humidity. The leaves covering our lawn are crunchy and colorful. Last year about this time, I gathered up a vibrant selection of Fall leaves, laminated them, and sent them to Beau. They were passed around the residents of Juniper Memory Care…
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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….
All Tomorrow’s Parties
Dears, Tomorrow I am speaking FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER on the processs of writing Brain in a Jar. I’ve spoken about my dad and I’ve spoken about Alzheimer’s and I’ve read from the BIAJ manuscript. But I have yet to tell people how my grandfather’s atrophied brain in a jar sparked a story, then…