For the first time ever (I’ve been saying that a lot lately, but anyhoo…), this lone ranger will soon be rangering it up in the grandest state of them all: TEXAS! I have been anticipating this trip literally since last August when I registered early to attend SXSW, which takes place every year in Austin,…
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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…
How My Jaw Ache Made Me Lose Surround Sound
Because of the inflammation I’ve been experiencing on my face and jaw lately I had to remove my left hearing aid for a few days, so I could only hear out of one ear. Not… Cool… “Hey Linc, is your face any better?” “WHAT?” I said loudly. A rolling of the eyes. “Guess not.” I…
Apple Gives The Finger to Hearing Impaired-Deaf People Over iPhone
Update: I had a chance to try the iPhone 4 and for the first time I had no problems using my telecoil or normal settings on my hearing aids when making a call. The iPhone is finally hearing aid compatible! I don’t know what the official rating is now, but it worked fine with my…
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…
I need MORE Power, Scotty!
Hearing aid fittings seems to be more of an art than a science, evidently. I noticed a clarity right away to the sounds I was hearing after being fitted with my new aids, but it’s possible these aids might be a bit underpowered for my degree of loss, so the audiologist wants to fit me…
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How I got snowed by an old lady
Filed Under: Christianity
So I was in Panera Bread last night, relaxing and enjoying a bagel sandwich (that I brought from a real bagel shop), when a nice old lady approached me and began to sign in ASL. She had seen that I was hard of hearing and wanted to know if I signed too. Since I had…
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