Hidden Disability Advocate | Speaker | Author | Adventurer
Like this: “50 Things Since Fibro” or “19 Things Since COVID-19” I was feeling sorry for myself yesterday. I was feeling disabled. It happens sometimes because, you know, I have disabilities. It’s a terrible feeling and I wanted to kick … Read More »
I wrote extensively about this 2012 visit to Carlingford in a manuscript I need to dust off and publish. For now, I serve you the poem I wrote about it a couple years ago when I developed my first spoken … Read More »
Last Sunday, I spent the day in Brussels with two friends of mine from London, father and son, named Tony and Sean. How we met is a fun story. I found them in an Irish pub in Lisbon, Portugal, and … Read More »
Today was my birthday, and a gift I got myself, besides the whole being in Belgium thing, was the opera. I guess I should write a blog about how this opera love of mine came to be, but for now, … Read More »
Every time I’m in a terrible place or moment that I’m desperate to pass, I remind myself of my self-talk driving across Nebraska one time. I had that raging churn and hellfire of diarrhea on a long drive, and Nebraska … Read More »
I try not to be the American jerk who shows up to another country and doesn’t bother to learn a spec of their language. So when I took my most recent international birthday adventure, I had ambitious plans to brush … Read More »
“When you’re stuck in a situation, consider your options, pick the best one, and move forward.” This weekend, I’m writing a third draft of something I thought was already done. And these rewrites have been major ones. Something very important as a … Read More »
These are some ideas I came up with during my own adventuring. I’m especially proud of #2. 1. Bring the neck pillow, not its stuffing. Space is premium. We know that. So if you want to bring that cozy horseshoe-shaped neck … Read More »