Surviving the Crazy Twins

My struggle with the crazy twins that haunt me: Bipolar Disorder and Alzheimer’s Disease.
Disorder

Disorder

MSMS:  My scary movie syndrome Understand.  I have a slight tremor anyway.  It’s a side effect of the medication I take for my bipolar syndrome.  And, I suppose, a natural consequence of getting older.  But it doesn’t come close to preventing me from...
Far From The Madding Crowd

Far From The Madding Crowd

A real, live white male hero?  Not possible! I’ve watched it more times than I want to admit.  But, as Sergeant Troy, the film’s anti-hero says just before he stops a richly deserved bullet to the heart, “Honesty in all things.”  So.  There you...
The Emerald Mile

The Emerald Mile

Or how the Sierra Club was bought and paid for on immigration Until a few months ago, I had no idea what The Emerald Mile is.  Or was.  But my sister, as is her wont, helped straighten me out. Over lunch, she the put on the hard sell:  “The Emerald Mile is a...
Ted Kennedy’s Immigration Love Child

Ted Kennedy’s Immigration Love Child

The Immigration Act of 1965 Not long ago, I had lunch with a couple of guys I know well enough to say with confidence that they’re both politically conservative and active outdoorsmen: my brother and brother-in-law.  But when I brought up immigration, we parted...