by Jule Kucera | Sep 26, 2021 | Blog
My mother’s mother had Alzheimer’s disease. My mother might. I think my dad did. The genetic odds are good that I will. My mom doesn’t want to see a doctor for an assessment of her mental status. “What good would it do,” she says, her tone of voice absent...
by Jule Kucera | Sep 19, 2021 | Blog
I was back at my mom’s this week. Partly I went back so we could take mom’s new state ID to her bank, as proof of her identity. There is something hilarious about a 91-year-old woman needing to prove who she is. Partly I went back so we could meet with the Director of...
by Jule Kucera | Sep 12, 2021 | Blog
Mike and I decided his engineers needed to know the rationale behind the organization’s structural change, and to apply that knowledge to handling building issues as they arose. The engineers needed to be clear, not confused. There were 995 employees in the...
by Jule Kucera | Sep 5, 2021 | Blog
We’re back to winding down the series of things I’m proud of. With this one, I’m more proud of the other person than I am of myself, but I held up my end of the bargain. I was a new employee at a commercial property company, responsible for training for every function...
by Jule Kucera | Aug 29, 2021 | Blog
by Jule Kucera | Aug 22, 2021 | Blog
My brother has had and still has a difficult life. He left home at 14 and made his way from there. He has a scar on his forearm I am curious about. I’ve asked him about it lots of times, but he has never told me how he got it. I wasn’t sure if he didn’t want to tell,...