So, before I start this post–which is going to be a rant–let me just say that as much as an American can (who has very limited world travel experiences) I feel like I have at least some perspective on my level of relative wealth to that of the rest of the world. I know that [...]
The other day, I was texting a friend, and JUST FOR SHITS AND GIGGLES, we started having a conversation about the age old moral question, “How low would you go to get paid?” Like, if your children were starving, would you steal? Would you become a hit man? Would you prostitute yourself? Do you have [...]
When I was around 10 and living in Iowa, I was visited by a representative for the Iowa Commission for the Blind. She sat in our living room with my mother and I and explained the services she could provide. My mother listened politely but then stated that she didn’t think I really needed any [...]
I was late to the facebook bandwagon, but at first I saw it’s potential, especially for someone who is deaf like me and who has trouble communicating with the outside world and cannot get myself to as many places sometimes as others to socialize in person. Originally, there was a group of moms I knew [...]
When Big N came to visit last month, he took the light rail from the airport. And he commented that it was kind of interesting because in Toronto he can’t get away from people who want to help him sometimes and here he couldn’t find anyone to stop and help him get a ticket. He [...]
