I’m not sure why we named this episode, Episode 13. People are a little freaky about number 13.  I’m not superstitious, Andy isn’t either. But hotels don’t have a 13th floor. 

Since we stayed with the number maybe we should release it on Friday instead of Monday. 

Maybe we should name it Rhode Island in honor of the 13th state rather than giving it a number. 

In Greek Mythology Zeus was the 13th and most powerful God. We could name it Zeus. 

The moon has 13 phases in a year. Apollo 13 didn’t do to well with their visit there, but they made it back to earth and it was a pretty good movie too. This episode doesn’t leave the earth, but it’s funny. 

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Andy helps Greg find the humor in caring for his mom as she slips further into dementia. How she gets lost in her shirt as she puts it on, thinks the stairs in her home lead to a secret passage, and her sudden love for the 70’s band Foreigner leave the guys with tears of laughter. 

Andy has a portfolio of signs to remind himself that the soldering iron is on or the back gate is open.  His Alzheimer’s starter kit. He also relates that audio engineering is 10% technology and 90% psychology as they laugh about awkward moments in the studio. 

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What happens when you give a dementia patient meds in a pill container with Monday-Sunday compartments?  They forget they took the pills, what day it is, and if it’s night or morning. So they eat all of them at once like they’re jelly beans. 

Greg’s family tries 3 versions of the same method. All 3 result in their mom eating all of the meds at once. Sweet irony that the definition of insanity is being applied by dementia caregivers. 

Andy’s parents medicated the kids every time they went on family vacations to Florida. The kids were in Benadryl comas offering the parents a peaceful drive. 

If you tell a friend of the opposite sex you love them, with no context of what that means, do you think it could be misinterpreted?  Unwilling to believe that his affirmations of love have been misconstrued, Greg’s friend starts searching the internet for medical conditions that explain why he’s getting the cold shoulder from his neighbor friend after using the L word. 

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Greg’s neighbor tries numerous high  pressure tactics to get him to join her folk music zoom group. 

Meanwhile her husband retired without realizing the implications of being around her 24/7. Now he can be seen walking  the neighborhood day and night. Maybe it’s folk music overload. 

Andy’s friend serenades memory patients with an accordion the results were miraculously hilarious. 

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Andy and I are from Indianapolis, home of the Indy 500. It’s the largest single day sporting event in the world. When Greg started going back in the 70’s the infield was like a combination of Marci Gras, Woodstock and The Rolling Stones,Altamonte Speedway concert. 

Andy’s friend bought a van for $500, built a platform on top with huge speakers. Maybe they drove it home. Maybe they didn’t. It was about the day, not the drive home. 

Pack a cooler with food and your favorite beverages. In this episode of Welcome to the Suburbs the guys talk about the event, people, and traditions of the Greatest Spectacle in Racing. 

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Greg and Keely celebrate their 33rd anniversary together, a wedding that almost didn’t happen because the minister  caught wind that Keely was married and divorced in college. The same minister baptized Greg’s grandad in his swimming pool. 

Andy wants to give up going to church for Lent. 

Greg talks about being fired as a customer  by the little people who own the only marina on their lake. Little people, big attitude. Andy thinks that’s the perfect bumper sticker. What do you think?

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Greg’s sister tries using a pill calendar to dispense Julie’s dementia medication but she didn’t grasp date or time. So she took them all then whispered in Greg’s face with morning breath to tell on herself. 

Greg’s sister calls him out on manscaping and his mom requests $2,000 from her retirement account because she wants to make sure she has enough money to buy tea if she’s at lunch.

 In Episode 7 of Welcome To The Suburbs, Greg realizes that caring for the dementia patient begins to feel like the movie Cuckoo’s Nest. 

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With Michigan dispensaries a very short drive from Greg’s cottage in Indiana, he decides to drive up to buy some gummies. What could go wrong? He could forget his mom after dropping her off at the grocery. She could meet him in the parking lot with a basket of groceries she didn’t buy. She has dementia which is a better excuse than watermelon flavored Sativa edibles. 

Andy talks about the cold chill he felt when going back to school after 40 years and having to take Algebra. With the exception of teaching, what profession even uses algebra?

When is it ok for your doctor to be referred to by their first name? Should a Neurologist go by his first name? When Greg’s sister suggests they visit a neurologist for their mom named Doctor Steve, Greg says no, I don’t want a guy who sounds like the host of a YouTube children’s show. They started looking at memory doctors when his mom began miming words she couldn’t remember. His sister thought it was stress. Stress from what? Living a retired lifestyle on a lake?  Turns out it was Lewie Body Dementia. Look for her on the Muppets with Dr Steve next week. 

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Greg admits to crying in the dentist chair while having braces put on last month. It wasn’t fear, pain, or anything related to the procedure. They we’re playing Animal Planet on the monitor and he became emotional over the show, then had to explain his tears to Gary, his dentist. For Andy, it was the music In Hamilton that moved him to tears. As he was crying, his wife Jennifer was looking for Kleenex and an open seat, away from the sobbing. 

Also, in Episode 5 of Welcome To The Suburbs, because of a tip about possible foul play, the police arrive at Greg’s house looking for a body as he is digging a grave for their lab, Nick who died the night before. 

Andy searches for something, anything, their dog Gabe might eat, while Jennifer chases him around the house with offerings on a spoon. All of this and more in Episode 5 of Welcome to the Suburbs.

Laughter supplied; snacks not included.

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In Episode 4 of Welcome to the Suburbs: How does someone decide to do standup? For Greg it was his friend Mark White who turned him on to a George Carlin album in the second grade.

At a comedy club in Fort Wayne, the Doctor of Comedy buys a new tape recorder to capture the laughs during his guest set,  Steve Harvey delivers a different diagnosis of the set. Andy laughs about his music career starting in the 4th grade. 

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