Gill mentioned childhood memories yesterday, and it seems it’s time to expand on that thought. Pretty sure number two is meant to show that not everyone’s early memories are happy ones. It’s a touch jarring. I often think about when I was small, and didn’t have to worry about the tough stuff. I am also …
Monthly Archives: March 2018
There Is Finally A Dictation Bridge 1.0
It’s been a while since Carin or I has mentioned Dictation Bridge, which in case you’ve forgotten is a free, open source piece of software designed to help those who need it much more easily use speech recognition in conjunction with a screen reader. The project hit its funding goal in 2016, and after nearly …
The Lost Art Of Fun, Part 2
Gill time. A while back I spoke of how in this fast world children have lost the interest or want to have fun. Here are some ways to recreate this slowly going extinct part of life. 1 The delightful spot – Every child should have a place that a favorite aunt or in my case …
Internet Challenges
To answer Gill’s question, no. But I will say this. If you’re the type of person who would set yourself on fire or eat a Tide pod in the name of internet glory, go ahead and do those things. In fact, do them at the same time just to make sure they work. From the …
If The Police Are Out Here Looking For Drugs, Somebody’s Got To Sell Them To Them, Right?
This news release from the Alexandria, Louisiana police department says basically everything that this post is going to need, so I’m just going to leave it here. Suspect Waves Drugs for Sale in Front of Officers On February 22, around 7:00 pm, APD officers were conducting an investigation at a residence in the 2300 block …
The Less Common Assumptions
I don’t want this to come off as me doubting Gill’s experiences, but reading through this list of things she says are generally assumed about people with disabilities, I know how every sighted person who has ever said to me “People don’t really do that, do they?” feels. I am bemused, befuddled, and probably several …
Superheroes In Waiting
Gill has an idea for the world’s nicest superhero. Over a decade ago I thought about starting my own comic book. The main protagonist was going to be a mysterious individual named Dr. Cool. He/she would be standing up for all things good, kind, and right. Sort of like other heroes in other books, TV …
Things You Should Know
Gill has random factoids about everything else, so why not herself? Here’s some more stuff about me you may want to know. 1 Spirit animal – Chinchilla, who needs conventional bears or tigers? 2 Favorite color – Well there’s two, black, but not just any kind, the one that if in the right light looks …
It’s Cultural
We’re all human beings, but we’re all different. Here’s Gill to talk about some of those differences. Have you ever traveled to another country, or maybe you were born in one? Have you noticed that what may be ok somewhere is frowned upon or offensive somewhere else? 50 Shades Of Gray – What do Indonesia …
You Can’t Get That There
I guess I can stop worrying about saving up for that trip to Sweden I’d been thinking about. Thanks, Gill. If you live in another country or have visited one then you will know that some items or common things where you are may be banned for some reason or another. 1 China – Don’t …