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I’ve been nominated!

On May 20, 2025May 23, 2025 By Andi BrownIn Uncategorized21 Comments

Check it out! I have been nominated for an Academy Award....oops, that's the unfiltered part of my brain that you're not supposed to see. In truth, I've been nominated for an International Women's Podcasting Award (Click on the down arrow in the catrgory "Moment of Factual Clarity) by Everybody Media. an innovative, women-led media company …

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Challenges challenges

On December 10, 2024December 10, 2024 By Andi BrownIn Uncategorized3 Comments

The Parky Conversations podcast provides excellent holiday party chit/chat material. Listen to even just one episode and you’ll be the most interesting person at every gathering. ************ We all know that challenging our brains and our bodies is important in maintaining plasticity - the ability to adapt and learn. But when faced with a challenge …

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AITAH or I Feel Guilty, Oh so Guilty

On October 2, 2024 By Andi BrownIn Uncategorized

I've been feeling a bit guilty about my blog, and wonder if this mea culpa isn't a bit too little too late. This is the time of year -- Yom Kippur - when Jews ask forgiveness for sins committed during the year. I'm asking now for my fellow Parkies who face challenges more disabling than …

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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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