tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37184692012-02-16T04:30:57.247-05:00Words about life on wheelz: my adventures in parenting, the arts, music, writing, knitting, and whatever other passions capture my attention.cynthiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04660795750355158065noreply@blogger.comBlogger851100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3718469.post-39397267348220027052007-11-02T12:29:00.000-04:002007-11-02T12:31:51.177-04:00

I'm sad to announce that WLN is on hiatus indefinitely. I want to come back to it someday, but only if I have something important to say and the time to say it.Thank you to everyone who has read, and especially those who commented.

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From the comments on this CNN story, by way of the fantastic Kay at The Gimp Parade blog:My son was born 9 weeks early. At 6 months, his pediatirican indicated that he was not progressing as he should. This statement started the long journey to the diagnose of cerebral palsy, the endless hours of therapy and multiple procedures and surgeries. In a couple of weeks, my son will be turning 8 years

cynthiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04660795750355158065noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3718469.post-75424757309328557872007-03-15T09:24:00.000-04:002007-03-15T09:29:27.432-04:00

Poem: "How to Tell If You're a Participant or a Staff (A Handy Guide for Day Programs)" by David Moreau from You Can Still Go to Hell and Other Truths About Being a Helping Professional. © Moon Pie Press. Via Writer's AlmanacHow to Tell If You're a Participant or a Staff (A Handy Guide for Day Programs)If you have a bowel movement at work and no one records it in acommunication book — you're a

cynthiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04660795750355158065noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3718469.post-60154786153668102012007-01-05T14:23:00.000-05:002007-01-07T00:14:14.098-05:00

I spent the first twelve years of my life firmly attached to my dad's hip. He carried me a lot--to keep up with neighborhood kids, wander around the mall, or explore the woods around my summer camp. I couldn't walk or push a chair well enough to do those things, so he did them for me--for as long as he could.In light of all that, I can understand Ashley's parents' decision to keep her small and

cynthiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04660795750355158065noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3718469.post-83088570344161376002007-01-04T13:09:00.000-05:002007-01-04T13:29:14.394-05:00

In honor of the new year, I am newly committed to Wheelz Life Notes. I liked the format and focus of the blog before, so mostly I just want to say Tally-Ho and Back At It. That being said, I have never left well enough alone in my life, so you can expect some "improvements" at some point.I don't do resolutions anymore, but here are some goals:a weekly essay.a weekly news roundup.a monthly

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"The disaster, it seems to me, is the failure of a philosophy. A philosophy of small government, tax cuts, deficits and privatization. The federal government should have arrived sooner but the federal government was doing other things." ~Stephen Elliott at SalonThat says everything I've been scribbling and scratching out, ranting and ruminating about for a week now. Well, almost:How does a mayor

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Talk Show Focusing On Disabilities Makes Worldwide Impact OnlineEmediawire (press release) - 6 hours agoIf you are one of 56 million Americans with a disability who have wanted a place to be heard and understood by others, then tune in online to DisAbility News & Views Radio every Tuesday and Sunday.InstantService and Direct Interactions Partnership Enables People With Disabilities to Work From

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Air NZ wheelchair policy challengedTVNZCCS, formerly the Crippled Children's Society, is pursuing its Human Rights complaint about Air New Zealand's treatment of wheelchair users despite the company making significant changes.Grounds broken for UWI centre for students with disabilitiesJamaica ObserverTHE Digicel Foundation has committed $5 million towards the construction of the UWI (University

cynthiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04660795750355158065noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3718469.post-1125327649490334572005-08-29T10:56:00.000-04:002005-08-29T11:00:49.496-04:00

National Associations to Be Recognized for Empowering Citizens with DisabilitiesBusiness Wire (press release) WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 29, 2005--The National Organization on Disability (NOD) announced today a competition that will recognize five major non-disability associations from across America for their work on behalf of people with disabilities.TRICARE ANNOUNCES NEW EXTENDED CARE

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BBC's Ouch! Has posted an interview with Artist Alison Lapper-- the model and collaborator on the sculpture chosen famous "fourth plinth" in London's Trafalgar square.This interview focuses on Alison's experiences as a mom and as a participant in a televised study on parenting. Her thoughts are not only articulate and pithy, they bring to light experiences I believe are widely felt among parents

cynthiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04660795750355158065noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3718469.post-1125152151233856812005-08-27T10:04:00.000-04:002005-08-27T10:15:51.236-04:00

Paralympics: Jason Dunkerley and Andre Beaudoin win gold for CanadaRunnersWeb - 10 hours agoESPOO, Finland-Jason Dunkerley of Hamilton and Andre Beaudoin of Cowansville, Que., each won gold to highlight a seven-medal performance for Canada on Friday at the European Paralympic track and field championships for athletes with a disability.

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Article (30):1st _ The state guarantees social and health insurance, the basics for a free and honorable life for the individual and the family _ especially children and women _ and works to protect them from illiteracy, fear and poverty and provides them with housing and the means to rehabilitate and take care of them. This shall be regulated by law.Article (31):1st _ Every Iraqi has the right

cynthiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04660795750355158065noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3718469.post-1125068980004210972005-08-26T10:43:00.000-04:002005-08-26T11:09:40.010-04:00

Quadriplegic woman sails solo across ChannelBy Jenny Booth, Times Online[Hillary Lister] today broke a world record by becoming the first quadriplegic to sail solo across the English Channel.Teams ready for wheelchair hoops tourneyHouston Community Newspapers OnlinePasadena is gearing up for the annual International Shootout Wheelchair Basketball Tournament to be held Labor Day Weekend.

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We are having Computer Issues, so I can't really post tonight-- tune in tomorrow, though, for lots of interesting stuff: supreme court nomination, Murderball, and access in Israel.

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Family loses right-to-life appeal for babyDarren Wyatt, 33, and his wife, Debbie, 24, who have been told by the hospital treating their daughter [Charlotte] that she has made "remarkable progress", failed to persuade the Court of Appeal the order should now be rescinded.

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Segway finds niche among people with disabilitiesDetNews.com Shane Latham said he had tears in his eyes last month when he received his Segway Human Transporter, a self-balancing, electric-powered transportation device.http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2005/08/23/2003268816">Taipei Hospital offering custom-made wheelchairsTaipei Times BY JEAN LIN. The Rehabilitation Center of Taipei

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WLN has gotten its first comment spam. IF you are an actual reader interested in having a conversation with the author of this blog, and not a hit-monger, and your comment was inadvertantly deleted, please re-post it. I have no desire to edit comments that are posted by bloggers and blog readers, only to keep spammers off my blog.

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I went with my daughter to a church function in a local park last night. It was a fun event; they were giving away bikes, backpacks and clothes to low-income schoolkids, and Char sang and performed some dramas with the youth ministry team. There were even a few dance numbers.I may just spend a lot of time with "churchy" people, since my daughter's involved with youth ministry and my grandfather

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I've been thinking about yesterday's post, and I realize now that I didn't quite say what I meant to.Whether there's anything wrong with the article or not, my reaction to it was about me. Unless I can get myself to hold still long enough to observe my own reactions, my insights won't be valuable to me or anyone; they won't be complete, or completely honest. I tried to do that yesterday, and I

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My news clipping service sent me a link from today's Knoxville News, called "Hope in a bottle." The article focuses on Lee Sims, a young man who has HIV/AIDS. Now, I must admit that I had absolutely no business clicking on the article at all, since it opened with a description of flowers AND was culled by the clip service based on the keyword "blind." I have learned, over the year since I began

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Slow news day, at least when it comes to wheelchairs or disabilities. In future I will just skip this feature if there's no qualifying news to report.

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South Carolina lawmakers are hoping to change their Medicaid plan into a kind of voucher system: Here's the money you're entitled to based on your age and health-- Go spend it however you want! The program's proponents say it will put patients back in charge of their own care, while creating significant cost savings for the government. Sound like a Win-Win situation? Of course it does. But

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Czech Government to integrate children with disabilities in schoolsPrague Daily Monitor(PDM staff with CTK) 17 August - The Cabinet will discuss today its plans to markedly increase the number of children with disabilities to be placed in regular schools. Ghana's Govt provides ¢1 billion for People With DisabilitiesManpower, Youth and Employment minister, Joseph Kofi Adda, says the Office of the

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There are exciting things in store at Wheelz Life Notes this week. I have been inspired by some excellent blogs to add additional content to this site. The first new feature is "News on Wheelz," Items culled from Google News that meet the following criteria: Stories pertaining to people with challenges to their mobility that are national in focus. There's a lot of great local stuff happening;

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Thanks to Nathasha over at Audacity Magazine for publishing my parenting article.Thanks to Char for being such an inspiring daughter.

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Trafalgar Square's fourth plinth will be the home of sculptor Marc Quinn's "Alison Lapper Pregnant"The Greater London Authority will install the eleven-foot-tall marble sculpture this year.I regard it as a modern tribute to femininity, disability and motherhood. It is so rare to see disability in everyday life – let alone naked, pregnant and proud,' said artist Alison Lapper, with whom Quinn

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According to news coverage of eigth-grader Cazz Altomare's recent detention, It's now against the rules for some middle-school students to hug each other during the school day. I think I understand what the administrators of these schools are getting at-- Any time spent at the mall or skating rink will provide an ample lesson in unbridled 14-year-old affection, and it isn't comfortable for

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I recently watched both Coming Home and The Waterdance. Jon Voight and Eric Stoltz respectively, had the lead roles in these films about post-injury rehabillitation. Each did a great job playing a person with SCI, and will join Daniel Day-Lewis(My Left Foot) among actors I do respect for trying to understand disability in order to portray it. Obviously, I'd prefer to see actors with

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As you can see, my blogroll is missing, along with links and images. I am starting from scratch on the template to fix whatever is making Firefox purée my column colors. Please bear with me 'til I figure it out.Thanks.

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According to AP, New York State Comptroller Alan Hevesi has discovered that our tax dollars have been paying for Sex offenders' Viagra prescriptions. How can we A) give these people their privacy, and B) keep from facillitating their unacceptable behavior?

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These stories show there's a lot more to do to protect people with cognitive disabilities from those who would call them non-persons. Ethical discussions based on the theories of Peter Singer could suddenly put anybody who can't talk to a TV reporter in Terri's position. Those of us who value our "imperfect" lives need to find a way to impact public opinion before this idea of shifting "

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Thanks to Janette at Common Sense Runs Wild for tagging me to do this meme: Immediately following there is a list of 18? 19? 20?different occupations. You must select at least 5 of them (feel free to select more). You may add more if you like to your list before you pass it on (after you select 5 of the items as it was passed to you). Each one begins with "If I could be..." Of the 5 you

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Dear Ms. Petricko:Thank you for contacting me regarding the case of Theresa Schiavo.As you may know, on March 20, 2005, the Senate passed a private bill for the relief of the parents of Theresa Marie Schiavo (P.L.109-3). This bill was subsequently passed by the House of Representatives and signed by the President on March 21, 2005. P.L.109-3 gives the parents of Theresa Schiavo standing to bring

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BBC: High court says: "Baby 'should be allowed to die'" Charlotte WyattCharlotte was born with brain, lung and kidney damageA severely brain-damaged baby should be allowed to die if she stops breathing, a High Court judge has ruled.The parents of 18-month-old Charlotte Wyatt have lost their legal battle to overturn a court order allowing doctors not to resuscitate her.Darren and Debbie Wyatt,

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I'd love to deny it... it's so....NICE! Blech! Thanks to Janette at Common Sense Runs Wild for letting me in on this quiz by displaying her (much cooler) Angry girl. What kind of little girl were YOU? brought to you by Quizilla

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N.D. Court Affirms Guardianship CaseTuesday, April 5, 2005 - 04:45:27 AMBy DALE WETZEL A retired federal judge who once issued a landmark ruling on the rights of the mentally retarded to live outside state institutions was properly moved to a locked Alzheimer's ward in 2003, a court ruled Monday.I will be digging into Judge Van Sickle's case soon. Coming up: A special feature on the

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Terri Schiavo has not died in vain. Her tragedy is creating conversations that will save at least one life. The Associated Press reports that Thor Spencer, 29, has let his family know: "I'd rather be alive than dead."Despite the fact that the AP headline calls him a "Child," Thor is a man with a strong will. After seeing Terri on TV, he decided he never wanted doctors or the courts to make

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From London's Daily Telegraph on the web:Rapist free to spend lottery winBy JAMES MILLSApril 2, 2005LONDON: A rapist who won the lottery while serving a life sentence left prison yesterday and got his hands on the $17 million fortune.Why is a habitual sex offender who's been sentenced to life in prison being paroled, anyway?

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TERRI HAS DIED

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My Apologies to CNN's Dr. Gupta-- I'm afraid I have to directly contradict him. I don't know much about neurology, but I found a study which asserts that there have been three people who recovered from PVS after being treated with the Parkinson's drug Levodopa.There are very few medical absolutes. When I hear "always" or "never" in a medical context, I can't help remembering that in 1970 I was

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My Thanks to Dr. Charles for this quote: “A lot of people pity me because I don’t see the right colors,” he told me. “That never bothered me much. First of all I don’t know what I’m missing, and second of all who’s to say my world isn’t prettier.”I've been trying to say that for weeks now. Lovely, Doctor.

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It seems the reason CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta and others can't find cases of recovery from PVS is because the treating physicians change the diagnosis if the patient improves!Rae has posted a whole list of stories about people who were diagnosed PVS, and recovered to one degree or another-- at which time the doctors said, "Oops, sorry!" ((NOTE: scroll down to the posts beginning March 23.))

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I've noticed lately that it seems easy for people to watch the video and say "Maybe Michael Schiavo shouldn't be able to make this decision, but I wouldn't want to live like that."  The truth is, they don't know what it's like.  They're making assumptions about how they'd feel if they lost the ability to walk, talk, or be independent. Of course it's scary to contemplate a big change in someone's

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This Morning's decision by the eleventh appellate court is devastating. I knew in the back of my mind that the Federal courts could decline to feed and hydrate Terri, but I hoped that the language of the law, the request for a "De Novo" trial, would motivate them to give her time. It seems to me that the courts may be reacting out of anger at congress' intervention, trying to protect the modern

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I use a wheelchair because of Cerebral Palsy, and a prosthetic arm to replace the wrist and hand I was born without. I grew up with friends who were as "vegetative" as Terri-- loving life, enjoying (sometimes instigating) childish pranks, and just being kids. When I fight for Terri and others whose lives are being considered worthless by the medical establishment and the courts, I am fighting

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In Honor of Terri Schindler-Schiavo1.Listen to great music.2.Do Saturday-morning cartoons in your jammies.3.Sit outside and enjoy the sun on your face.4.Keep an eye on squirrels, bluejays, and children-- there's always a comedian around, if you look. 5.Play "Name that cloud."6.Count your blessings.7.Look at family photos.8.Sit quietly with someone you love.9.Smell flowers, babies, or the ocean.10

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I love Morgan Freeman. The world of cinema would be smaller, flatter, without him. I wanted to be jumping around my living room for him tonight-- It'll come as a surprize to few that I can't get excited for anyone in "Million Dollar Baby."It isn't because I think they don't deserve recognition for their accomplishments; an offensive film can still be an artful one-- and based on Baby's press I

cynthiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04660795750355158065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3718469.post-1108151560878051972005-02-11T14:38:00.000-05:002005-02-14T09:58:00.186-05:00

This is a small excerpt from FDCH e-Media Transcripts of "The O'Reilly Factor" originally aired 02/09/05, as offered for licensing from Valeo Intellectual Property I have purchased licensing to post the transcript in its entirety, but I can't do that from work. Check back Friday 2/11/05 late P.M.By Bill O'ReillyShow: THE O'REILLY FACTOR Guest: Andrea Moore-EmmettO'REILLY: In the Back of the Book

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I am allowed at least one pathetic-blogger-moment, right? (Does Happy Dance) I have two comments on my Blog!Thank you Amrod and Milton, for leaving my first-ever comments. I tried to return the favor, but was unable to find blogs or working sites for either of you. Please do let me know if/when you have a blog for me to read-- In the meantime, you are both on my NICE list.

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The United Nations has been debating the Treaty on the Rights of the Disabled lately, and has taken up the issue of whether people should be allowed to abort pregnancies when a disability is detected in utero.This is obviously a charged subject for me, even though I don't think my parents would've chosen to abort me if they had knowledge and the choice. We live in a society that constantly

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Yippee!! My new Dell 700m has left the "Boxing" stage and is in transit to the carrier! Now I'm just waiting for my laptop sleeve and router... crackberries ain't got nothin' on me-- I check my order status every time I check my email.

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This morning Bill O'Reilly is celebrating his influence-- specifically, VIllanova University's decision to remove a plaque in memory of Mine An Ener, a former history professor at the university who confessed to killing her baby daughter and then committed suicide. Ener seems to have exhibited symptoms of psychosis, postpartum or not. This is a terribly sad story; all children should be

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I've ordered a Dell Inspiron 700m laptop, after seeing the one ordered for a collegue. I've become a compulsive checker of my Dell order status, only to be stuck in "boxing" for more than 24 hours. If I worked for Dell, I'd find a way to stretch out the time an order is reported in "testing" instead.Also, I can now apparently email my blog. Why does this happen _after_ I buy a laptop?

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NPR's Morning Edition reported this morning that a group of Catholic-school parents have objected to the enrollment of a pair of twins, because their parents are gay. The group is concerned that the children will be used as "pawns" to obtain greater acceptance from the Church for homosexuality. Never mind that they are children, or that they aren't necessarily gay themselves-- (why do those

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I have started a new project that really excites me: a new blog, called Media Watch on Disability. It's basically my own activism campaign aimed at raising awareness among media professionals of positive language and story "angles" when writing about people with disabilities. I'm being so professional about it, too-- I wrote a press release, which I'll be sending out to anybody I can think of

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I just got an email from the library, and Neil Peart's new book, Ghost Rider is waiting for me via Inter-Library Loan request. ILL has got to be one of the greatest inventions since, well, the library. Wait, it's Friday, isn't it? Shoot! I wish they stayed open long enough for me to get there after work. The book was nominated for the biography category of the Great Literary Award The book

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I'm working on a new story this week, plus working a lot of hours at Hilgraeve. It's all very exciting, but little time spent noodling around in the library or on the web makes me a dull blogger.Thanks for your patience-- noodling will recommence later this week.

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The article is up now, at "Telling the Truth". What a weird feeling! I've never found my name anywhere like that, and I honestly wasn't expecting it to be that thrilling on "just a website." (with all due respect to Long Story Short. It's just my critical psychology talking) Yay go me!

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Okay so I checked already, and my article isn't up yet. I can't wait! I hope everybody procrastinates long enough that it's there when they check. (I wish I had.)

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M. Night Shyamalan is my age, and he's made at least four movies. Now I know I'm kind of a procrastinator, but did they put this guy on that huge budget for The Sixth Sense before he was legal to buy beer? I guess I'm more over the hill than I thought.

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Md. Woman Crowned Ms. Wheelchair America Associated Press Online - Top News August 1, 2004Juliette Rizzo of Maryland was crowned Ms. Wheelchair America 2005 on Saturday, beating out contestants from 24 other states and the nation's capital for the right to represent...was crowned Ms. Wheelchair America 2005 on Saturday,... "

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Local elections are today-- we have a senior citizens' Service millage and a library millage on our ballot. I'll be going over to cast my vote today, but I dread it-- the very sweet volunteers in my small town always make a loud production of finding me a private place to complete my ballot, because we don't have a wheelchair-accessible voting machine. I will grit my teeth and abide it, because

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Lots of shopping this weekend-- My clothes had gone completely ragged, so I took the opportunity of a good check at work to buy some new things. I found a lot of jeans and bottoms, but I only found a couple of tops I really liked, which ended up with me wearing an ancient sweater shell and jacket with new pants today.The most difficult purchase of all, though, was cologne. I'm completely

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I finished Marion Zimmer Bradley's The Forest House last night. It's the first time I've read her, and the book is engrossing. Her rich characterizations make me understand why so many fantasy writers are fans and emulators. I enjoyed it and am waiting impatiently for The Mists of Avalon via InterLibrary Loan.  Still, some things about it disappointed me. 1.) I didn't buy Arganos' inability to

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This Month's Gatherings BOOKS Fiction: Great expectations / Charles Dickens The pillow boy of the Lady Onogo /Allison Fell A shadow on summer / Christy Brown The art of mending : a novel / Elizabeth Berg 'Ware hawk / Andre Norton. The forest house / Marion Zimmer Bradley Non-fiction: How to See : Visual Adventures in a World God Never Made / George Nelson Collage discovery workshop / Claire

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I did actually manage to write something, and get it published! It's an article based on my post from last year, about my sister-in-law and my daughter and trying to get straight what I believe about tough stuff (In the finished article, birth control) so I can actually present an organized opinion and/or policy. It will appear in the online writing journal Long Story Short beginning August 7.

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Sorry... I told some people I know about this blog in late August, and haven't written anything since. Stupid psychology trick #1. This is my toe in the water... (its impossible to drown in a teacup, silly.) We'll see who wins: me, or my toddler-minded ego.

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Rules to Live By 

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If you challenge something I say, you can probably expect me to yell. I first equated “loud” with “right” when I was about ten years old. I was with riding with my Dad in the car, discussing what we’d seen on our trip to a marine animal park the summer before. "Dolphins don't have teeth," said my Dad, "they have kind of a beak." "Nuh Uh! They do so have teeth," I said from the back seat of

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My sister-in-law belongs to the local peace group. She met other members of the group while she was protesting the recent war in Iraq, and is an active participant. She called yesterday to give me a heads-up on what's going on with them. At a recent gathering, nearly everyone expressed support for abortion on demand. "Its so funny," she said, "All these people who are against killing can be

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I was reading about BlogSnob in Biz Stone's Blogging: Genius Strategies for Instant Web Content and it got me started on a whole campaign of feature upgrades. I think I got it out of my system now.

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In today's update at Melodic Rock Bruce Dickenson of Iron Maiden has eloquently distilled a true musician's take on the file sharing debate.

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MelodicRock.com -STRYPER is Back! Yes, the fathers of Christian metal are officially reuniting to tour. Talk of this has been buzzing around since Cornerstone 2001; the spirit and enthusiasm shown by fans and insiders over that reunion set was a testament to God's use of their ministry. What is especially exciting to me is remembering the cautious optimism I heard from Tim standing next to the

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1greeneye doesn't seem to be healthy today-- that's my template etc. If it doesn't heal up by tomorrow, I will have to dig into this and colorize things. Meantime.... sorry for the mess!

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Char's in her room alone, listening to Michael Sweet's eponymous solo album-- a Cd I introduced her to, an artist she associates with me and my life. I won't deny it-- I feel like the music is a hug from her to me. It's surprizing how much that reflection of my own influence means-- I feel like a baloon floating on it.

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I've been analyzing cool lately. Regardless of what the TV-Land types think, it's always been a relative concept to me. I never wanted to be popular; I like nerds and geeks best. But I have my own definition of cool, and can decide whether you've got it in seconds. Lately, though, I find myself getting caught between my cool and my brain sometimes. For example, I'm starting to like uncool

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Playing with pictures today... The one here is a 4-generation picture taken on Christmas eve 1988, right after my daughter was born. My wondrous Gram passed away this year, and this picture was her idea. If you know what's good for you, get with your Gram and Pap for some pics. They are precious!

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OK so I've been a pathetically unreliable blogger. Ah!! Now that that's been said, i think I'll just jump right back in and pretend nothing ever happened. (Rather like the whole intelligence/WMD/president debacle, I'm afraid. I do love and appreciate Pres. Bush, but, erm... well-- its embarrassing!)

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If there were "backmasked" messages on albums, they would say "Buy more records...Buy more T-Shirts...Buy more concert tickets."

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I never expected "Uncle Ted" Nugent to make me feel guilty-- but he's managed it. In an interview at Salon.com, he made some very convincing points about The Osbournes and how uncouth it is to find their fumbling self-destruction so funny. In these frightening days, I find myself admiring/agreeing with Ted a lot more often than I ever thought I would.

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If you've ever wondered how to butcher a hog, can vegetables, or survive without running water (even if you haven't) you owe it to yourself to check out The Foxfire Book series. The book is a compilation of interviews, photos, and how-to articles collected from elderly residents of Appalachian mountain communities. My 73 Y/O Appalachian grandma is on my mind today, and I was looking for my

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The Top 5 Reasons the band Rush never makes top 5 lists 5. Around the time music "Artists" stopped playing instruments, music critics stopped using the dictionary to look up big words. 4. There aren't any hot girls in Rush videos. 3. No Rush song has ever been used to sell beer, cars, or computers. 2. No member of Rush has posed for Playgirl, starred in a movie, or been People magazine's

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There's School shopping to do. I have something to show you later, but it will have to wait... Char's head is going to explode if we don't leave for the mall in 10 minutes.

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Back to school week is seriously cramping our social life. Usually, by Wednesday, at least two dinner-and-a-movie nights are done. Between orientations, councellor meetings, and grumpy end-of-vacation attitudes, I haven't talked to anybody all week. I did see Char for about three minutes, only when she was running back and forth between here and my mom's. (She's trying to squeeze in a lot

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Damon at Sunset new copy 

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