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The Sun in Poetry

February 27, 2016 | Enriched Environment, Non-Pharmacological Fixes, Poetry | Bruce | Leave a Comment

The Awakening I dreamed that I was a rose That grew beside a lonely way, Close by a path none ever chose, And there I lingered day by day. Beneath […]

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Throwback Thursdays Art

February 25, 2016 | Enriched Environment, Non-Pharmacological Fixes, Throwback Thursdays Art | Bruce | 6 Comments

Every Thursday, as part of my personal “enriched environment” initiative, I post a piece of art, usually from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, which recently released online some 400,000 high-resolution

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Parky Goes Big Time!

February 21, 2016 | Enriched Environment, Non-Pharmacological Fixes, Other People's Stories, Parkinson's Disease, Parky, World Parkinson Coalition | Bruce | 1 Comment

Most of us know Parky the Raccoon (official mascot of the World Parkinson Congress) as a cute, cuddly stuffed animal.  But OMG!  Here’s a larger-than-imaginable version waiting for us all

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Move Over, Parky!  Bruce Writes a Sonnet!

February 20, 2016 | Bruce, Enriched Environment, Non-Pharmacological Fixes, Poetry, Sonnets, Throwback Thursdays Art | Bruce | Leave a Comment

While flying home from California, I reviewed the older Parking Suns posts, and noticed that in the Throwback Thursdays Art, the sun is typically “off screen and to the left”

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Parky’s Thank You Sonnet

February 20, 2016 | Enriched Environment, Non-Pharmacological Fixes, Other People's Stories, Poetry, Sonnets | Bruce | 1 Comment

Parky had a great time on his trip to California.  He wrote this sonnet as a way of thanking our host, Bill Harwood. A car, a train, a bus, two

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Parky Tours Encinitas

February 19, 2016 | Enriched Environment, Jokes, Non-Pharmacological Fixes, Parky, Physical Exercise, World Parkinson Coalition | Parky Raccoon | 1 Comment

Today Parky took a walking tour of beautiful Encinitas, California, just up the coast from San Diego. Many homes are on a high cliff overlooking the Pacific.  The view is

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Parky Savors Surf, Sand and Sun!

February 18, 2016 | Enriched Environment, Jokes, Non-Pharmacological Fixes, Parky, Physical Exercise, World Parkinson Coalition | Parky Raccoon | 3 Comments

On Parky’s first day in southern California, we visited the beautiful Black’s Beach in La Jolla.  Why’s it called “Black’s Beach”?  Perhaps because that’s the sand’s color! To get there,

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Throwback Thursdays Art

February 18, 2016 | Enriched Environment, Non-Pharmacological Fixes, Throwback Thursdays Art | Bruce | 6 Comments

Every Thursday, as part of my personal “enriched environment” initiative, I post a piece of art, usually from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, which recently released online some 400,000 high-resolution

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There’s a Reason It’s Called “Sunny California”…

February 17, 2016 | Bruce, Enriched Environment, Non-Pharmacological Fixes | Bruce | 1 Comment

The sun seems to be parking in two spots – close to shore, and further out on the horizon! More anon!

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Parky Takes Another Trip

February 17, 2016 | Enriched Environment, Non-Pharmacological Fixes, Parky, Poetry, World Parkinson Coalition | Parky Raccoon | 1 Comment

Here’s Parky in the departure lounge at New York’s La Guardia airport.  New York’s been bitterly cold and snowy, so he’s heading to San Diego, California, where it’s sunny and

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Bruce Ballard

Bruce Ballard

My name is Bruce Ballard. I started this website in February, 2015, to promote an “enriched environment” for people with Parkinson’s disease, including myself. Enjoy!

I'm an official blogger for the 2016 World Parkinson Congress (Portland, Oregon, USA) and the 2019 World Parkinson Congress (Kyoto, Japan). Click on the logo to learn more!

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