Who knew? Note to those who don’t click through to the article: Dangling prepositions aside, Kevin Buckler is an able-bodied race car driver. Mr. Buckler finishes off his routine with 20 to 30 minutes of brisk cardio. When he is…
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Requested an “intermediate SUV”. Got a Jeep Wrangler, billed as a “full size, all terrain vehicle”, no extra charge (surprise!). Let’s see – way too high for (most) wheelchair users to get into, no way (that we could find) to…
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Other people with chronic illnesses report that they are frequently accosted by people who press weird cures on them. This doesn’t seem to happen to me very often (maybe I scare them away), but it did the other day. A…
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I was talking to our city’s recreation director, and the issue of elevator keys came up (in order to use the elevator at one of the city pools, you have to get a staff member to operate it, using a…
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Sometimes I feel like Christiane is my long-lost twin. Here’s a translation of her post about calling the theater: A call to the Thalia Theater in Hamburg. Me: “Hello. Can you tell me if the Nachtasyl (the pub in the…
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Christiane vs the bus: It was the White City stop, the same story as yesterday. I’m waiting in full sight at the bus stop, holding my hand out towards the street, clearly signalling to the driver that I want to…
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