When the Cards Aren't Fair, Change the Game.
This week I am going to help all of us understand what to say and what not to say to a disabled individual. After a quick search of the Google machine, one learns that there is already a wealth of information about this topic all over the inter-webs. As with everything, some of the information … Continue reading WORDS
Today I would like to share a story that could only have happened on an adventure like this... In August of 2012, I journeyed to Alaska for a guided tour of the final frontier. The locals up there refer to all of us down here as "you people in the lower 48." It is a … Continue reading CHUCK
“Except for the people who were there that one day they discovered the polio vaccine, being part of history is rarely a good idea. History is one war after another with a bunch of murders and natural disasters in between.” — Sarah Vowell, book Assassination Vacation Source: Assassination Vacation (2005), p. 208 Well then. Merry … Continue reading MY KIND OF VIEW
All of us receive the same amount of hours in a day. Some of us work the clock and divide up our time into neat slices of pie, while some of us simply eat pie and have no idea what time it is. I have always found interest in watching and asking how people spend … Continue reading FREE TIME
I have learned that when you say yes to cool opportunities, your life and worldview will expand in ways that you can't imagine. Mostly for the good, although sometimes not so much, but ALWAYS entertaining and leaving you with some excellent stories. Think about it: what great story starts out with: "One time, while I … Continue reading Moves like JAGGER
Think back a moment to when you were a kid. Not all the way back, but middle school or high school when you think you have life scoped out. You pretty much assume that all adults don't get it, talk too much without doing anything, and are no help to you at all. You likely … Continue reading LIFE HAPPENS
Thanks for coming back loyal reader, or bored person scrolling through your phone. When we last left our hero, he was sitting just outside the plane but inside the jetway waiting to be transferred to the aisle chair. You will recall that the aisle chair is a skinny, seat as hard as NH granite, straight … Continue reading air part iii – take off ‘eh?
Welcome back. I am now on my way to the airplane gate. I try to be about an hour early since that's when the gate agents open and I can speak with them. They need to (1) ask a bunch of questions regarding my power chair. (2) tag the chair (3) alert the ramp crew … Continue reading air part 2: Hannibal Lector
