Given that we have now ushered in 2013, this seems an appropriate time to render an honest assessment of what I’ve gained and lost in the past year, and what changes may await me in the coming year. 2012 Negatives Started having mini panic attacks Two painful experiences with lumbar punctures 2012 Positives New, very accessible …
From 2010… Merry Disabled Christmas Image via WikipediaThis 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 And piloted my disabled iBot I sat for disabled interviews And the good disabled fight, I fought I starved myself on a disabled diet And took a disabled shot at a deer I …
(Photo credit: rob.knight) Drinking the Kool-Aid has become a metaphor of blind faith, or being committed to an idea without justification. The term references the November 1978 mass suicide, when 912 followers of the Reverend Jim Jones drank a Kool-Aid type beverage laced with cyanide. Brand loyalty is one common manifestation of Drinking the Kool-Aid. …
Cleveland is a big city, and there is a lot to do. However, we preferred to spend most of our time lounging around with our friends, doing nothing in particular other than eating, drinking, and just being together. And when we do this, the same thing happens every time- the stories start flying. There’s the …
There are many issues to consider for wheelchair travelers when they spend time away from home. Other than the traveling itself, the big three are: bathrooms, beds, and stairs. Because of my iBot, I can eliminate most stair issues, and that’s huge. This leaves bathrooms and beds, the subject of this post. A quick aside…this …
(Photo credit: Wikipedia) …because I can’t decide on just one topic this week. Quote of the Week “The fundamental cause of the trouble is that in the modern world the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt.” Bertrand Russell I’d like to think I belong to the second group. I am …
I’ve received a lot of questions from readers, so I’ll format this final vacation post as a Q and A: Mitch, would you go this same vacation again? It depends. If I maintain my current level of functionality, which is unlikely, then I might consider returning to Sandals Royal Bahamian in the future. I can’t …
I think that there are at least three people living inside of us at all times. There is an anticipating self, imagining the future. There is a remembering self, recalling the past. And of course there is an experiencing self, taking pleasure in, or sometimes merely enduring, the present. Regarding our recently completed Caribbean vacation, …
Ever since I first ventured out in public with a wooden cane a few years ago, I’ve been on a mission. Until I became one, I hadn’t much noticed disabled people. Shortly after my diagnosis, however, I observed that the majority of disabled people who I encountered in public appeared to be miserable, and justifiably …
(Photo credit: paparutzi) This little blog brings me great joy. I’ve been able to connect with so many wonderful people who I otherwise would never have come to know. The notion that my writing has helped a few folks in any way is the icing on the cake. So, thank you so much for stopping …