Living
The Risk of Being an Angry Blindman
CNN has provided much inspiration for my writing recently. There was a headline recently about Obama in the context of the BIG oil spill. A lot of people want Obama to get mad and kick some butt. When your a member of a “group” of people be it a color creed or disability you are […]
Urine
I love the way the english pronounce urine it comes out like “your-ine” it used to piss off one of my managers, who was english, as I’d laugh every time he said urine. Little boys and their humour I know. I’m convinced that my old manager just capitulated and said it occasionally to manage my […]
Blessed
A few years ago I went through some very hard times coming out blind then going back into the closet. I had a guide dog for a while and pray that that blessing will happen again. There are so many things that a guide does for you, companionship, safety, security, inclusion, its amazing. Then my […]
Potentually Interesting
We all struggle with our vacation destinations. We’ll here’s mine, a restaurant that provides a culinary experience giving the dinner a since of what it is to be blind. We are all looking for experiences that enlighten us and delight us. Food in the dark might be very interesting. As long as the experience includes […]
Blind Mistakes
Every now and then I make a mistake directly attributed to my disability. I still find to this day that my initial emotion is humiliation and a self loathing and emotional beating that would kill any mere mortal or a bull elephant. Its physical equivalent is like getting kicked very hard in the balls. You […]
Calm the Beast
My grandpa was amazing, staring his live on the bald prairie living in a teepee and finishing his life in a growing city. I can’t imagine the range of experiences the things he seen changed and the things that were for worse and for better. My Grandpa was a simple man he worked hard, he […]
Alienation
I’ve wanted to write about this for some time but its been very emotional. I often wonder what kind of person would tell my kids that I’m bad, or I don’t love them, or I won’t be there for them? My parents have consciously and willfully interfered with my relationship with my children. My parents […]
Collaberation @ Work
I come across as hugely un-collaborative at work. It isn’t my intent and it is one of the reasons why I am open about my blindness. I can’t pretend anymore about my abilities or in some people’s opinion bizarre behavior. It takes too much energy to attempt to appear sighted. I am convinced of a […]
Proving Yourself
Have you ever heard the statement that more is never enough. When I look around today. I see the marketing message to all of us and its really driven at making us unhappy or discontent with our current state. You need more to be loved accepted and have friends and if you don’t have it […]
No Accommodation Necessary
After all of my bitching and moaning about being back in Alberta, Canada I think I can finally articulate what is pissing me off. There is talk of accommodation but no consideration for what works for me. Only what works for others, or only what is the cheapest for the company. I am expected to […]
