This is a hard time for me. The first of March is the one-year anniversary of my son’s death. I really don’t know what to say about that, except, I’m …
POLITICS: Where we’ve come from, where we’re going, and where we better
Life is political-along with other things, of course. We live in society and our social lives are political. That’s pretty obvious. We deal with politics on a daily basis and …
The Payoffs of Perseverence
Although it’s easy to say that an important principle in life is one of perseverence, it’s a little harder to live by that principle when we’re faced with obstacles in …
In the World
Nathasha asked me to write about the way I, as a disabled person, perceive and move through the world. Being disabled is just one aspect of myself. Like being an …
Mother Dear Mother
If only I had listened to what my mum had said. I wouldn’t be in this mess, I would be at home instead. Oh, why didn’t I listen to what …
The French-Mex Connection
In 1966, I was traveling around Mexico. I had a sturdy ’56 Volvo 444, and some money. Through my dad and his work with a director named John Sturgis, I’d …
Power of Words
Just reading the story of the lass with the B.V (whatever). I have heard of two people from Australia having this condition and both went to London for the special …
Conservative or Stubborn?
The shock and awe that was apparent on the faces of my liberal brethren on election night dwarfed the shock and awe, Bush declared on Iraq at the beginning of …
What A Year!
What a year it’s been, eh? The external world is wobbling like a drunken top-seems like more than usual, but I’ve been looking back over my life span and I …