Where To, Bud?

Eye infection is back, this time with a vengeance, and, as I can barely stand to sit at the computer for very long, this one will be short and sweet. Going to the opthalmologist(?) Monday to see why this keeps happening. I sleep with a cold washcloth over my eyes and we have some Decadron ointment, but it only lasts about an hour, and as it is a steroid, I can't take it too often. D and I thought it might be because I spend so much time on the computer doing research (otherwise known as playing World of Warcraft), but we're not sure. My computer stays on 24-7 (heretofore, I mean), but I am going to start shutting it down and see what happens. I hope I am not getting allergic to Bert. He's a long-haired domestic, but we keep him brushed regularly. I wanted to re-visit the definition of Dementia vs Alzheimer's, and rather than write it all out myself, I want to link you to a very informative site. Just click on the blog title to take you there. I didn't know this on

I had an episode a few days ago during which I couldn't reason something out and I didn't realize it until today, when I wrote it down "by the numbers". For example: 1. I've never seen a purple cow pause....... think, Bill ! 2. I never hope to see one 3. But I can tell you anyhow 4. I'd rather see than be one The episode didn't involve the above rhyme, of course. It had to do with a poll I created and that I didn't reason through, so the third choice made no sense in opposition to the other two. This negated the whole damn thing, causing me a lot of embarrassment, because people were voting anyway, even though it didn't make sense, I think, just to spare my feelings, God love 'em. That's one thing. Here's another: We have discussed before that sometimes a word will "fail" me, right? Well now words fail me as I'm writing them. See that word "choice" up there? Well, I used it because I forgot the word "

My niece Lisa (I've spoken of her before- the stage manager at 7 Stages in Atlanta?)and I spoke together today at TG Dinner and I mentioned that I missed acting, but was reluctant to try out for anything produced in community theatre because I'm afraid I might forget my lines. So she suggested I write my own play about Dementia and perhaps have it produced at 7 Stages with all proceeds going to AD Research. It would be one act for one night only and I already have a "working title" for it: 7 Stages Theatre Presents I Can't Remember! A Comedy In One ACT All Proceeds To Benefit Alzheimer's Research Featuring Bill Craig Before you give me your opinion, I have already begun to write a few lines, and it is not my first effort at writing a short play. I once (in college) wrote the dialogue for a 20 minute film entitled I'll Show You Mine shot in 16mm as a silent film with the lines written on placards (I was on a "Low Budget" back

.....and when I had my radio talk show here in Carrollton, the day before we always did a segment called, "What Are You Thankful For?" So if it's okay here's my list. They're not in order of importance okay? EVERYONE I mention is equally important! 1. First of all, for D, who has been just super to me and whom I love very much 2. For our son Jason and our two grand kids, Amber and Julian. 3. For all of you who follow this blog, of course and doing what you can for the animals by clicking oh the link. I really look forward to your comments and really like to answer you. 4. For all my Doper friends. ALL of them! Even the ones who disagree with me or may not like me. The Straight Dope is a "safe haven" for me, since I'm kind of a "recluse" these days. 5. For my in-laws. Especially my sis-in-law Ramona, who has given D and me the upstairs of her home for very little rent. Yeah, it's kinda crowded and we have a lot of furniture in storage

And I just shut my pie hole? Enjoy. These are some of the tunes I used to listen to, late at night, on my transistor radio (with ear-plug!) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2oFESUMWhU (sorry, copy & paste, please!) And one more....... Tuesday's just as bad. Worried about my D. We can't seem to get her BP meds "regulated" just right, and her "bottom" just drops right out from under her sometimes, her face goes pale, and I cannot seem to do enough to make it go away. PLEASE don't forget the four-footed ones???? In addition to asking you to click and vote, I am now going to ask you to volunteer your time at a local shelter. Can y'all do that? If not, could you just take 'em some food? Find a shelter in your area and just take a bag of food, please. Click here for an easy and free way to help care for those in need at The Animal Rescue Site! They HAVE no one else! They have no one else. Thanks Bill and Bert

1. As I write, it is 7:45 Saturday morning, and I just returned from the local Angel Food Ministries with my box of 10 frozen dinners. Loaded 'em into the freezer and now I'm set for at least 10 days of good eatin'. Before I went in, I zipped my hoodie up, put the top over my head and put on my mirror shades and kept my head down. Kinda like a burka, only different. Y'all do believe that, right? Of course I didn't do that! You think a guy who just asked hundreds of people to help him with his financial life is gonna balk at picking up some cheap food? Ya' kiddin' me? I even helped 'em unload and stayed to help distribute! It's been tough, letting go of the pride, but you gotta believe you'll come back and do some good for someone else again one day. 2. I have yet another sleep study scheduled on 11.23.09. Apparently the results of study number one were inconclusive, although D, (who is herself a polysomnographer, which is a fancy term for som

Just got a message from Becks, and apparently I kinda got my "wires crossed" about DEB (Bill from Scotland), so try to follow along as I try to get myself out of this "mess", okay? 1. Yes, he is Becks' guy and he lives in Scotland and among other things, is a guitarist/singer. 2. But he doesn't have an internet radio station, another guy from the US does and goes by the name "djsarg". 3. Because I put two and two together and came up with 5, I mistakenly thought Bill had AD, which he does not. djsarg, however, does and posts on the Alzheimer's forum about his radio station on the web. Becks helped him post on the AD forum a couple of times, just as she has helped me with my probs. 4. Bill from Scotland also helped me (through e-mails) find sarg's station, which is another thing that threw me off the track. 5. Jesus, what a cluster-eff, huh? But that's my life these days. 6. My apologies for the misinformation, but the stuff about my

Don't know exactly when it will air yet (still working out the details about downloading all the software and stuff), but in addition to talking about Alzheimer's/Dementia, there will be appropriate music in between. I used to be a DJ/talk show host/news director, so I know how to jabber. I just need to keep it interesting. Length? Don't know yet, maybe 20 minutes? Can y'all stand me for that long? Times? Well, I'll let y'all be in charge of that since you can listen any time you wish. If you choose to book-mark me, that may make it easier for you as well. The blog will remain and I hope to be able to embed the podcast from here. The only problem with that may be if I have a sponsor or sponsors for my show, which means they will foot the bill (very nominal), and I don't know how google will take to that idea. An alternative would be to launch directly from which ever podcast platform I choose and link y'all from there . In other news, looks like Bi

This below is from my dementia counsellor Suzette: I know it seems very self-centered, but I just didn't ever "feel" like participating and I am sorry about that, but I still do have my own fund-raising effort going on. When I get $100.00, $50.00 goes to the animals and $50.00 to Alzheimer's/Dementia Research. We're currently 75% of the way there! Maybe one day, I will once again be in a position to do more. I sure want to. Edited To Add: I just wanted to let Suzette know that both D and I appreciate her being a constant source of comfort to us with phone calls e-mails and very informative links. This is also true for my friends Becks, Margaret, Skericheri, Kemi, all my Doper friends and my friend in Germany, Jo (if I forgot someone, please know it wasn't intentional and correct me, okay?). I may sometimes forget to mention it, and seem wrapped up in what's going on with me, but I appreciate and love all of you for coming here and reading. ===============

I'm an unemployed medical professional. I have only COBRA insurance until the end of this year (my birthday - how ironic is that?) Right now, thanks to my sweet wife and a small pension from 17 years of employment, it's "affordable" at $139.00 a month. After that, unless the President signs a bill extending that, it jumps to $380.00. When it does, I will no longer be able to afford medical care for my dementia. That means no more prescription meds, (currently running $80.00 a month, not including doctor's visits ($40.00 co-pay - $30.00 for my psychiatrist). My SSDI is still pending, I am not eligible for Medicare, I cannot afford life insurance, can't get food stamps (our combined income doesn't meet the $1500.00 cut-off). Medicaid? Still waiting to hear. I can't even die without being a burden on my family. No life insurance. Bankrupt. I have limited myself to one meal a day so that we can save money, in opposition to my wife's wishes. I just don

In order to keep my RT license current, I need to work on some CEU's (need 30 by the end of the year), so I may not have a lot of time for entries here. In addition, I'm involved in the translation of some post-WWII German correspondence for a friend of mine from the Dope , which I am very excited about, so that's going to take up some of my "slacker" time, which I sorely need. Please keep on feeding and voting, thanks! Here's one for all my air-guitarist friends. You may wanna "toin" it up! Thanks! Bill