October 24, 2009
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Shopping Made Simple

Swing-Door_Hillside2Have you ever gone to the library to check out a bunch of books and movies and upon returning find your hands full and hard to open the door? I know of a few who have and I know of just a ...

October 20, 2009
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Seasons Change

Another autumn, another milestone. It's breathtaking the way trees can be so green for so long and then all of a sudden a chill comes over the air and colors change. Mother nature blows into town yet plants and trees quickly adapt to the changes. People, well, we're a little resistant to change. We get comfortable, ...

October 18, 2009
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Sign To Understand

sign_languageWhen we think of language, English and all the spoken ones come to mind. When someone who is hearing impaired thinks of language one they think of if Sign Language. I found a link while helping someone with resources that I wanted to ...

October 13, 2009
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To Ask Or Not To Ask

Speaking with a large crowd of elementary students last week, one thing was evidently clear: Lots of questions. I broke the ice right away talking about things that were different and things that were the same between them and myself. Obviously, the first student said age. Next thing was the obvious lack of hair on my ...

September 27, 2009
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What Are The Tools Of Life?

"In order to succeed, you must know what you are doing, like what you are doing and believe in what you are doing." -- Will Rogers In letters or when I'm out speaking to a group, I get asked what motivates me. What makes me do so many things and be so positive? Is it a ...

September 19, 2009
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Different, But The Same

Writer's Note: Offering another perspective, Travis, 15, written in 1998. I was a lonely little kid. It seemed like my parents really didn't care for me. My family wasn't like yours. Mine was a bunch of little kids, me being the oldest. My Uncle Rick was just like my real older brother, even though he lived ...

September 17, 2009
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Charging Yourself Through Others

Depression, economy, job loss, and more. What's to be positive about? Take a deep breath. No, I mean a good long deep breath. Feel that? That is you, the living and breathing self. When you feel down or even let down, find a friend. Share yourself with others. When you are helping others, you WILL feel ...

July 21, 2009
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Hung Up On The Process

It's a full summer again, weddings, events, work, and more, which is good. The most recent event, Lifest, refreshed my understanding of what we are all doing here. Partially as helping one another live through whatever means possible. In this rediscovery, one thing pushed its way to the front. With the laws we have in place ...

July 9, 2009
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Friends With Tools

We (my friend and I) have started our week of summer fun that we partake in every year for the last 6 years. One would think this would be no different from the last. One would be mistaken. Not more than 2 hours after we arrive at Lifest, the left handlebar of Darrell's wheelchair snaps ...

June 3, 2009
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Playing Online, DJing Again

With the Sumer movie season in full swing, it's time to throw a party! If you've never been to Second Life yet, now is the time. I've been hanging out online a bunch and doing something I haven't done since my early college days, I'm DJing again. Second Life is a great game, yet social ...

May 23, 2009
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Hug Me

Hug Me ImageFine Print: "Unless I have Brittle Bone or some other fragile bone disorder, in which case it would be my fault for wearing this shirt in the first place. Hugs make me feel good, so I must really need a hug! ...

May 11, 2009
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Enabled

What if...it were that easy. Accommodations are not costly, nor hard to obtain, nor a bother. Enabling one, brings them in ten fold. Couldn't your bottom line use a multiplication table like that?

May 8, 2009
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Starting Today

What are you waiting for? Life seems to be moving faster and faster, the older I get. Anyone else feel that way? Partially cause I think the time/space narrows as we age. OK, maybe not. But just a thought. I'd like to think of myself as someone who goes after things as often as possible, yet ...