The most important mantra from the disability community is nothing about us without us. Yet, our civil rights have largely been established by people without disabilities, who have forced their lack of respect for us and their inability to see us as their equals (whether they realize it or not) as the primary motivations for… Continue reading You are Accommodating Your Discrimination, not Me
Category: My Life
The Political Myth of Left Extremism
In reading news coverage of the Senate’s bipartisan deal to “address” Americans being randomly killed at schools and grocery stores by people using military-style assault weapons and high-capacity magazines, I got angry. Senators on both sides of the manufactured and corporate-controlled political isle are presenting their cowardice as an incredible breakthrough that will upset extremes… Continue reading The Political Myth of Left Extremism
I Got a New Job
As the title says, I got a new job. I’m still with the city of Portland, but I will soon be working for Parks & Recreation.
Reviewing the Mantis
The Mantis is a braille display produced by the American Printing House for the Blind (APH). For those who don’t know, a Braille display, in its simplest form, shows users the text displayed on a computer or mobile device in braille. In my view, the Mantis is the best braille display for a professional.
Personal Updates for May First 2022
This post has updates about Mr. Rogers, sports betting, exercise, a new job search, and hoping for spring. Mr. Rogers It has been more than a month since Mr. Rogers died. I miss him so much. I still find myself talking to him sometimes. When I’m upset about something, I still wish to hold him… Continue reading Personal Updates for May First 2022
Dear Mr. Rogers
At 3:22 PM on Friday, March 25, 2022, you took your last breath. You took your final breath on my chest in my chair, where we had shared so much time together. While the idea of losing you is incredibly painful, I know it had to be this way.
I’m Engaged!
On June first of 2021, I published I’m on Top of the World. At the time, I had been speaking to Desiree for five days. Writing On Top of the World, I knew my life was changing. I was having dreams of the life I always wanted but that too often seemed almost impossible.
I Finally Have a New Eye
In May of 2019, I began having issues with my prosthetic eye. Amazingly, it has taken about 31 months for me to reach a point where I have some confidence that the problem may be fixed.
Reviewing Empire of Pain
Patrick Radden Keefe’s Empire of Pain: the secret history of the Sackler dynasty is one of the most upsetting, important books I have ever read. If you want to learn how America’s opioid crisis began and you aren’t afraid to be horrified by the corruption and dysfunction in American government, Empire of Pain is a… Continue reading Reviewing Empire of Pain
Reviewing the Cup of Coffee Club
Jacob Kornhauser’s The Cup of Coffee Club: 11 players and their brush with baseball history is another light read that fit with my peek interest in this year’s baseball playoffs. In the book, Kornhauser introduces us to and takes us through the experiences of 11 men who managed to play in just one major league… Continue reading Reviewing the Cup of Coffee Club