agebuzz Guest Blogger: Louise Applebome

By Louise Applebome (Photo by Elisabeth Luse)   I don’t think I would be going out on a limb if I said the world has gone mad.    Few could deny the vitriol and violence being slung about in the political realm. Disinformation,  misinformation and out and out lies run…

By Louise Applebome   I previously wrote about some uncharacteristic health questions/problems I was experiencing last month.   Bottom line: My system was out of balance. I was not feeling like myself.    One possible, but not convincing, explanation was that I had post-COVID symptoms. The skepticism was partly due…

By Louise Applebome (photography by Roger Winstead)   I’d been feeling a little logy lately. And my brain has been a bit foggy. Earlier in the summer, I could blame it on the beastly, depleting Dallas heat. But after nearly a month in Maine, and no significant reduction in my…

By Louise Applebome   If ever I need a reminder of the fragility, unpredictability, and abundant possibility of life on earth, I need look no further than off the dock of my vacation hide-away in Maine.  There sits an island within swimming distance (for those who are so inclined). It…

By Louise Applebome   We know that the arrival of COVID-19 and the pandemic changed people’s habits and lifestyles. More time at home. Fewer opportunities for going out or gathering with friends and family. Working from home.  So, a natural deduction might be that many folks would have used that…

By Louise Applebome   Remember the CBS television panel show back in the 1950s and 60s, “To Tell The Truth?” In it, the “mystery contestants” included a “real” central character with an unusual job, and two often very-convincing imposters.   The four-member celebrity panel questioned the three and had to…