Sometimes You Have to Do Things Afraid
Some dreams don’t fade.They wait. For most of my life, Egypt was one of those dreams. Not a passing interest, not a casual “one day”. It was lodged deep. Ancient...
Coming Back to Books
I’m about to write about something that millions, possibly billions of people do every day without giving it a second thought. Reading. This isn’t a call to arms. It’s not...
From weightlifting to winging it, my shoulder saga, weeks five and six.
I am writing today, not dictating. Although dictating is a lot easier, but I feel the need to use both hands. Earlier this week I saw the surgeon, Dr P....
From weightlifting to winging it, my shoulder saga, weeks three and four
Weeks three and four were almost normal. They say it takes 21 days to form a habit so the habit of wearing a sling is now normal for me. I...
From weightlifting to winging it, my shoulder saga, week two
It has been two weeks since my shoulder surgery, and this past week has taught me three valuable lessons. First, drugs like oxycodone can turn your brain into marshmallow. Second,...
From weightlifting to winging it, my shoulder saga, week one
A few weeks ago, I fell and dislocated my shoulder. I wrote about that experience at the time, and you can read it here. Today, I’m dictating another blog entry...
Oops! I Did It Again: The Art of Complicated Injuries
It started like any other Sunday. The radio was on, Mardi and I were reading: I was lamenting another loss by the Rabbitohs while Mardi caught up on her X...
Traveling with Low Vision: Five Essential Tips
Sometimes our eyesight lets us down. In my case, my vision has been a challenge since I was born. For over 50 years, I've experienced low vision, and through extensive...
As I See it…The Joy of Pets
In 2007 we bought a brand-new Audi A3. It took us about 10 minutes to make the decision. A few years later we adopted the most gorgeous red nosed pit...
As I see it…How I see it
I am often asked, “so how much can you see”. Or I hear comments from time to time from folks who don’t know me, “You’re not blind!”. Blindness is a spectrum,...