Advocacy, Access, and Movement for the Silenced.
I don’t remember if I told you that I was a DJ, for about 25 years. It was undoubtedly, the most enjoyable period of my life. I had to give it up. When I had my first stroke, the Doctor was looking at my chest x-ray, and he thought I was a two-pack-a-day smoker. I…
Today was a very good day for me. I’m feeling much better than I felt yesterday. When I contracted some sort of stomach bug, causing me to throw up three times. When you have a tracheostomy, throwing up can be a pretty scary proposition. I also got a surprise visit from a few old and…
Last night, Wednesday night, we had a family movie night. Oren, our youngest grandchild, happened to be staying with us too, so we let him pick the movie we were going to watch. Surprisingly, he picked the 1984 classic “Splash”. It starred, among many, a young Tom Hanks and Daryl Hannah. It actually held Oren’s…
Bob’s New Years thoughts I’m writing this on January 2nd. If everyone has followed tradition, most have made their New Year’s resolutions. If tradition keeps, by now, most have already broken at least one. I have never been a huge fan of the New Year’s Revolution, I just don’t get it. I mean, why is…
I was speaking to my cousin Brent the other day. If you read my post about the summer, I spent in the country, when my parents were getting divorced, you may recall I made mention of Brent. You may also have seen one of his comments on my posts, which I am always grateful for. …
Another Christmas has come and gone. The long lines of people shopping for a bunch of stuff that retailers spend millions to get us to buy have turned into long lines of people, waiting to return the presents they were given that they didn’t like or can’t use. Jonell, Lydia, and I, spent a quiet…
It is estimated that 346 souls, will be taken from us this Christmas season. While that may not seem like many, that means that thousands of people will have their lives forever affected. With the weather also wreaking havoc in record-setting ways this week, even more lives may be affected. Please be careful, and don’t…
We have a dog named Rip. Yes, he is named after the character in Yellowstone. My wife and little girl, have a habit of naming our animals after famous people. Right now they are in the ” Yellowstone ” phase. Our beloved dog Yadi just passed away from old age. We got her during the…
This season brings about many feelings that overwhelm us and brings us to our wit’s end. We feel stressed as we scurry here and there, trying to find the perfect gift, for people we rarely see. Christmas comes as the third of four holidays, which begins with Halloween and culminates with the celebration of the…
Today someone that I very much love and respect, told me that writing this BLOG is my “Why “. It’s something that Jonell has said to me before, but to be honest, I thought that was something she was just saying because she is my wife, and she felt she had to. Finding your Why…