Archive: January 2004
A Good Sign
I joined a new choir (no grass growing under me!), and had to stop by the director’s house to pick up music. She’s giving me directions to the house, and ends with “…it’s the one with the small gray porch and the wheelchair ramp.”
Wheelchair ramp! Sure enough, she’s got a nice little ramp. I asked [...]
Jerks on the Loose
On the way home from work today I sang along with the Roches’ Jerks on the Loose (several times, very loud). I feel better, somehow.
Keep on Doing What You Do/Jerks on the Loose
Nobody round here knows what happened to you
No one will ask you to explain
You have your arm around a drastic measure
All of your [...]
Cantabile, Adieu
I dropped out of choir today. On the whole, the board and the membership are very nice, well meaning people who want to do the right thing in finding a wheelchair-accessible rehearsal location, but in the last two weeks there have been several more rounds of concern that we’re moving too fast, that people will [...]
(Full Post)Minimalist Wheelchairs
Another good article from Mark Smith of WheelchairJunkie: Minimalist Mania: Differentiating among today’s ultra-high-end manual chairs.
(Full Post)Unread Books
Cera writes about unread books. Years ago, I got a book on how to reduce clutter, and under “Books”, it said something about all the unread books people have, and how this is clutter.
I have no unread books. When I acquire a book, I read it. Then I put it on the bookshelf. Later, maybe [...]
Headlines
‘I just want to be included’ — After compiling a mixed record in making the disabled feel welcome, religious institutions are reaching out — “I would caution against teaching someone how to deal with the disabled. People need to acknowledge the disabled … and deal with the person.”
Multiple Sclerosis Not as Progressive or Disabling as [...]
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