Joan Gershman
Bio
Retired - Speech/language therapist, Special Education Asst, English teacher
Websites: www.thealzheimerspouse.com; talktimewithjoan.com
Whimsical essays, short stories -funny, serious, and thought-provoking
Weightloss Series
Stories (100/0)
Are You Autosexual? Kourtney Kardashian's Latest Revelation
NOTE: Full disclosure - In the 21 seasons Keeping Up With the Kardashians was on the air, I never watched one episode. Not one. Ever. However, as a testament to the self-marketing genius of the head of the clan, Kris Jenner, I probably know as much about the Kardashian/Jenner love lives, fashion, and drama as anyone who has watched it. I take no pride in that acknowledgment.
By Joan Gershman2 years ago in Filthy
Oscar Red Carpet - Nudity Ruled
Because most trending articles you read today will be discussing “the 2022 Oscar slap” seen around the world, another equally shocking Oscar event is going unnoticed. If not for “the slap”, the event I am referencing would have been viral-worthy.
By Joan Gershman2 years ago in Styled
- Top Story - March 2022
When The Baby Boomer Generation Was "Cool" or "Gucci" in Millennial SpeakTop Story - March 2022
The Baby Boom Generation (born 1946–1964), was the coolest, hippest, most modern generation ever, or “Gucci” in Millennial Speak. Trust me — I looked it up. Google says that “Gucci” is the Millennial slang for “cool”, “good”, or “fine”.
By Joan Gershman2 years ago in FYI
- Top Story - March 2022
Freshman Hickie Course 101Top Story - March 2022
There is a difference between stupidity and naivete. I plead naivete in this case. Let’s back up to my first fraternity party as an 18-year-old college freshman in 1966. I was a college freshman who had rarely dated in high school; had one chaste relationship with a boyfriend; and a mother who was obsessed with safeguarding my purity, lest I become what she labeled, a TRAMP , a girl who had sex before marriage.
By Joan Gershman2 years ago in Confessions
Gain Readers by Spending Less Time on Marketing
Wow! It seems I hit a nerve with my article The Marketing Monster Won’t Let Me Write. In it, I described the massive amount of time needed to keep up with the marketing required for our work to be found, noticed, and read. The comments poured in, mostly in agreement with my assessment.
By Joan Gershman2 years ago in Journal
The Marketing Monster Won't Let Me Write
I love to write. Ideas for stories and articles are swimming in my head like guppies in a fish tank — always multiplying. I can’t get them onto paper fast enough. I love the process of writing down the ideas, organizing them, and turning them into eclectic pieces of reading material that are varied in their appeal — entertainingly amusing, heartfelt, thought-provoking, informational, or instructive.
By Joan Gershman2 years ago in Journal
The Top 5 Early Non-Memory Related Symptoms of Alzheimer's Disease
Oh, God, he has Alzheimer’s Disease! This is the frantic, frightened lament heard around the world when a loved one forgets where they put their keys. Or forgets to stop at the grocery store to bring home the milk you requested. Or forgets to show up for a doctor’s appointment. Forgetfulness is associated with Alzheimer’s Disease. Everyone knows that Alzheimer’s Disease is a memory disease, right? If you notice memory lapses in a loved one, it is your foregone conclusion that they are developing Alzheimer’s Disease. This is NOT necessarily the case.
By Joan Gershman2 years ago in Longevity
