Proposition Eight

366.351 California Supreme Court Strikes Down Ban on Gay Marriages
Originally uploaded by Diogioscuro
 

This isn’t a political blog. I really don’t wish to insult anyone or their religious beliefs, but I can’t help speaking out on this issue. Many people think voting for proposition eight was a vote in favor of morals/ethics/religion. It’s true this country [...]

Time to Introduce My Cat

I’ve just been reading a bunch of new blogs and noticed cats are featured on the front pages of a good many.  Then I realized I’ve never introduced my sweet little kittie girl, Miss Annie Gray.
 

She’s sixteen-and-a-half.

She sleeps a lot.

Peek-A-Boo!  I seez you!

How do deaf enjoy music?

I was inspired by Shel’s recent comment about music in my last post. Several months ago I mentioned how Evelyn Glennie, a deaf percussionist had motivated me to learn the djembe. Here is her intriguing explanation of how she perceives music.
http://www.evelyn.co.uk/live/hearing_essay.htm
She considers hearing just another type of touch.
Most hearing people don’t understand [...]

"On the Fence"

Below is an anonymous response to Dena of “Going Deaf” after she expressed confusion over the growing hostility in DeafRead because of the new Deaf/deaf aggregator formed. As a late-deafened person experiencing a progressive hearing loss, Dena seems to feel pulled in two directions.

http://denareiter.blogspot.com/2008/06/where-i-am.html

“Excuse me! We are not responsible for your choices. It is you [...]

The Blame Game

Hello everyone, I have a couple comments on the “blame game” and I don’t mean to get down on anyone personally, but I do want to address those who posted to my comment in Rachel’s blog. This was my comment:

Hi Rachel,The one comment you put in bold from the woman who couldn’t find a [...]

Waiting Forever At the Blinkin Doctor’s Office

Today I had a follow-up appointment for last month’s surgeries. The doctor wanted to know how I was doing, and to make sure all my incisions had healed. I had never been to his office before since both surgeries were emergencies.
After filling out all the paperwork I told the receptionist, “I am [...]

My Favorite Place

I’m just playin’ around with my pictures. This is a collage of one of my favorite places. Long Beach, WA. We often go there. The little red and yellow kite is my delta, and the rainbow colored one is a Chinese Dragon kite. You can’t see the head very well, but it has a [...]

Yes– it’s still me.

I can’t stand looking at the same background all the time. So just bear with me– PLEASE? It’s a quirk–like the need to try on different clothing. Do any of you watch “Curb Your Enthusiasm”? Very funny the other night. I would be the one standing in front of Larry David trying on all the [...]

Time to play

It didn’t hit me how happy I am until this morning when a mother came into the library with her screaming toddler. She struggled with him for a bit, then walked out carrying him, a large tote bag full of board books (none for herself), diaper bag dangling from one finger of the barely free [...]

Does Audism Exist?

Today was one of those beautiful late summer days in the Northwest–a perfect 80 degrees. I drove around with sunroof and all the windows open listening to my Lonesome Dove CD and the volume cranked way up, my leg pressed against the driver’s side door, so I could feel the vibrations of the music as [...]