About This Chronicle And Upcoming Podcast

By Bill Craig
First, a word about the title: I have always been fascinated with Greek Mythology and always thought of Charon, the ferryman of Hades who carries souls of the newly deceased across the rivers Styx and Acheron as a "cabbie" of sorts, asking me the standard cabbie question: "Where to, Bud?"

Well, who knows, right? I'd like to avoid Hades, of course, and head for the Elysian Fields, but for now, "Just row the boat, Dude, and let's see where we wind up."

I decided, when I first knew I was sick, I wasn't going to fear this disease. As a matter of fact, I decided to laugh at it and battle it with humor and a light heart.

For this reason, you're going to see a warning when you first enter the site telling you it contains adult content. I set it up that way because I wanted to let you see the "real me", and the real me takes a lot of poetic license. If you're easily offended by "salty" language, you may want to skip this and visit one of the many others dealing with Alzheimer's Dementia or any of the related dementias There are 11, and that is why I use "Dementia" instead of disease. Less confusion that way

For those of you who come here for information, learn about my symptoms and my day, enjoy a laugh or two or listen to a tune/video (sometimes appropriate to the podcast/journal title for that day), welcome, as that is my format.

I tend to write the way I speak, so y'all may see a lot of "y'all's" or other Southern colloquialisms. I know it may not be proper English, but it's my style, Baby!

So, in the words of Alice Cooper, "Welcome to my nightmare. I think you're gonna like it."



Thanks,

Bill

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