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When it comes to customer service, it’s difficult to beat a cruise. And when it comes to cruising, it’s difficult to beat the customer service on Celebrity Edge. For example, we ate breakfast at the buffet each morning. I would hang around the entrance, and, within seconds, some nice employee would offer to help me… Continue reading February 2019 Cruise Post #4: Pure Gluttony

On days we were in port, we had two good options — visit some exotic location or take advantage of this incredible ship without any lines or crowds. The first stop was Key West, Florida. The eight of us wandered down the world-famous Duval Street. We stopped in at Sloppy Joe’s for a late morning cocktail. It was 5… Continue reading February 2019 Cruise Post #3: Ports of Call

Kim and I booked this cruise over a year ago, with great anticipation, because Celebrity Edge would be the newest, cutting edge cruise ship in the world. Shortly afterward, we got my brother Andy and his wife Karen excited about it, and they booked. Last summer we visited our friends Mark and Carrie in their northern Maine… Continue reading February 2019 Cruise Post #2: “Well played”

When we leave the comfort of our home and venture out into the disabled-unfriendly world beyond, Kim and I know something will bite us in the ass. We just never know what form it’s going to take. We hadn’t flown in two years. During that time, I grew weaker and fatter, and airplane seats grew… Continue reading February 2019 Cruise Post #1: We’ll Never Fly Again (but of course we will)

Join me at Prince Memorial Library in Cumberland, Maine at 6:30 PM on March 14. See below.

As I wrote in my 2018 annual summary, I have been forced to learn how to complete more tasks without using my hands. This presents some unique challenges. For example, when I could no longer turn the pages on a book, I began reading e-books. When it became more difficult for me to control an… Continue reading The Pitfalls of a Hands-Free Existence

I’ve always enjoyed the craft of writing. As a student, I dabbled in fiction, but as a senior in high school my prize essay was a piece of creative nonfiction, portending my future. But after high school, I became an engineer and businessperson. I took pride in crafting reports that were clearly written and thoroughly… Continue reading 2018 – The Year I Published a Book

Seventeen years is a long time to have had MS. Unimpressed by the number seventeen? How about the fact that I’ve lived with MS for upwards of 5 billion seconds? That’s a lot of seconds to have had MS, and I haven’t taken a single one of them off. Welcome to my annual post where… Continue reading 2018 Annual Report

2010 was an eventful year for me, and I commemorated it with this Christmas poem. You may enjoy following a few of the hyperlinks for old times sake…   Merry Disabled Christmas   This year I endured disabled surgery And read disabled books I contributed to a disabled charity And thwarted disabled crooks I sailed on a disabled cruise… Continue reading Merry Disabled Christmas 2018

How about a copy of ENJOYING THE RIDE: Two Generations of Tragedy and Triumph? If you live in southern Maine, print copies are available at CIA Café and Nonesuch Books in South Portland, for $15.99 per copy. Amazon.com also has ENJOYING THE RIDE available in 3 versions (click on the one you want): Print: $15.99 Audio:… Continue reading Wondering What to Buy that Special Someone for Christmas?