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The Hardest Choice
Having children without the issue of a genetic disorder is daunting decision. Society is unkind to men and woman who choose not to have children. Parents, friends, apply a ton of pressure to have children. I’ve seen many people who don’t want children spend most of their life single as the pressure from society to […]
They Didn’t Even Ask
I’ve been looking for work now for eight months. Recently I’ve had a cluster of interviews in Canada and in the USA. Its so wild my recent trip to Alberta for interviews. I went with four confirmed interviews and added three more while I was there. Busy couple of days. I came away with only […]
Im Still Here
Its been a long long time since I’ve posted anything on the blog. I’ve kind of lost my voice. I don’t know what to say. I had some weirdo provide some feedback on the blog and Its kind of taken the wind out of my sails. The movie Milk provided some inspiration to write again. […]
Pain
I would not wish pain on anyone. I found out when my ankle was rebuilt that I have crushed vertebra L4 and L5 and messed up the disk between them. I am relived that now I have understanding of the pain and illness I have experience but have not been able to resolve for most […]
Making Cookies
My wife and I love to make cookies. Actually this journey started when I still lived in the US. I missed “Dad’s” cookies. It’s a Canadian brand of oatmeal cookies. My wife found a recipe on the internet to make them. Bless her heart. Well now that I have a big tummy again maybe not. […]
An Open Letter to My Children
I love both of you very much. I am proud of both of you. Your stubbornness and tenacity and your ability to make a decision and live it is something to be proud of. I understand that the changes I made in my life were huge. I knew that to be fair to you I […]
PEFFS
Pain Energy Fatigue Functionality Seeing I have included the “dictionary.com” definitions of each of these words for your edification and entertainment. Seeing is a lot of work and how much I see and what I see is really dependent on PEFFS. I define PEFFS as follows: PAIN: They physical pain I feel from the act […]
Bootstrap Blindman
Pulling myself up after being unemployed for a year is going to take some time. The toll has been horrendous. The job market in and around Seattle remains a disaster. Personally I’ve lost my confidence I’ve lost my belief and understanding in my abilities. I’m trying to pull myself up and out of this mess. […]
Accomidation
As a blind person I get to observe experience and rationalize sociological constructs. One of them is accommodation. When we talk about accommodation we also need to consider the norm. What is the norm what is normal? In my exploration of with is the norm and what is normal I have observed that these constructs […]
Bad Dad
I am a failure as a parent. Actually technically as a loving caring person I got better. but as a blind person who is a parent I’ve failed. Not living openly with my disability created dynamics that made the whole parenting thing impossible. It put pressures on me and my children to the point that […]
