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Month: December 2023

Wishing all my followers a happy and healthy holiday season, with gratitude for your support. Adding a hug for all my fellow Parkies and those who care for us.

On December 25, 2023December 25, 2023 By Andi BrownIn Uncategorized8 Comments

XOXO, Andi https://movingandshaking.blog/

Is it Work? A Job? A Hobby?

On December 19, 2023January 7, 2024 By Andi BrownIn Uncategorized3 Comments

How do we define what we do all day? When does a hobby become a job? (I'm talking to you lucky folks who get to make a living at what you enjoy doing most in the world, every day). Have you ever heard an interview with an actor? I think more than any other profession, …

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Podcast Focus Group

On December 14, 2023 By Andi BrownIn Uncategorized12 Comments

Hello blog followers! I’m close to having completed one draft episode of my podcast “Shakin’ it up with Andi - Parky Conversations."  I want it to be the best it can be when it launches, and for that I’m inviting some smart, insightful people - I'm talking about YOU - to join a focus group. …

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Pretend I’m a car

On December 5, 2023December 18, 2023 By Andi BrownIn Uncategorized1 Comment

And I’m broken down (pun time!) into body parts. The metaphor ends here, I’m sorry to say, due to the fact that I know zilch about cars. The engine is to the carburetor as the windshield wipers are to the blank. See, I told ya. Zilch. But it’s probably a poor analogy - car to …

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Keep brain in shape: try new things

Defeated by canasta Defeated by mah jongg Defeated by bridge decades ago when brain was at its peak Now defeated by crochet. Crochet! It’s practically knitting which I can do in my sleep. Best not try to prove this, could lose an eye. Should I try knitting with eyes closed just to make a point?…

Andi Brown's avatar by Andi Brown December 3, 2025

Parky dreams…occasionally sweet, always interesting

I have a couple of friends with whom I chat in the early morning hours, usually between 7:00 and 8:00. And I haven’t turned into my mother. Oh no, it’s way less predictable than that. I’ve turned into my grandmother. I guess the “start-the-day with-a-rambling-conversation” gene skips a generation. Here’s a nearly verbatim conversation from…

Andi Brown's avatar by Andi Brown November 18, 2025

Two diets, no waiting

If you’re a boomer and that sounds familiar, check out this audio clue. You guessed it, the theme from the old Andy Griffith show. Hmm, wonder whatever happened to the little kid who played Opie. And what in the world does the old Andy Griffith show have to do with Parkinson’s or aging? Two chairs,…

Andi Brown's avatar by Andi Brown October 28, 2025October 30, 2025
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