Tag Archive: disability

Being Charlie Brown at SXSW

I knew this was going to happen, because it’s happened before. I must have developed ADD over the years, because it seems every time I’m at a seminar now it’s not 30 seconds of listening before I start zoning out and thinking of pizza, cupcakes, and girls named Zooey. Due to my hearing loss, I…

Social Networking May Cause Dementia, Diseases, and an Irrational Fear of Kittens

I recently caught this article on the BBC: People’s health could be harmed by social networking sites because they reduce levels of face-to-face contact, an expert claims. A lack of “real” social networking, involving personal interaction, may have biological effects, he suggests. He also says that evidence suggests that a lack of face-to-face networking could…

Another coworker gets hitched and why it’s making me batsh*& insane

Another coworker of mine is getting married, this time it’s a woman with cerebral palsy. Very nice person too, and when she talked about her fiance, she indicated that he had a similar disability as well. She showed us all her lovely new ring. “Wow, that’s probably about as close as I’ll ever get to…

Sounds of Silence

Had a bad dream last night. I dreamt of having a chance encounter with the very comely Mary Katharine Ham, the conservative journalist and blogger from Townhall.com. We were inside the lobby of a museum, and I somehow managed to engage her in a conversation. Only problem was, I couldn’t understand a word she was…

My Jack Bauer Moment

My boss had been playing games with me for the better part of a month now, from denying my proposed work schedule so I couldn’t attend law school, to threatening me over my request for accommodations because of my hearing disability. Naturally there have been days when I wished a meteor would land on his…

Holy….

I woke up late this morning, and not being in any hurry to get to work, I lazily surfed the Daily Blog Tips site, looking for advice and suggestions that I could apply to my own blog. I came across one post that linked to this article on how bloggers can use social networking sites…

Gearing Up For Battle

The saga at work continued today as I signed in and was immediately tapped by the boss to go talk to him in his office. “Linc, you made a lot of mistakes yesterday on the phone.” No sh–, Sherlock. Maybe it might just have something to do with the fact that I’m HEARING IMPAIRED?? “Well,…

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