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An Update
Hey there whynotrachel readers. I have not forgotten about the blog. Thank you for the emails asking where I’ve been, how cool to have people asking after you!
Here’s what’s up:
Writing:
I’ve been writing up a storm and have been seeing a small shift in the book. I will address this shift, at length, in future posts. If you want to be directly [...]
Paralympic Glory
Today the Olympic Games open in Beijing, China. What you may or may not know is that there is another Olympic games. Every four years, elite athletes with disabilities compete in the international competition known at the Paralympic Games. People compete for gold, silver and bronze medals.
This years Paralympics will be held in Beijing, China from September 6 - 17, 2008.
See if [...]
July 23rd - ?
Hello from the road. We have been on a crazy road trip since July 23rd. We’ve gone from Orlando FL, all the way to upstate NY. Along for the ride is Sammy our 12 year old hound who…does not love taking rides. Want to know way to0 much about our trip, then click here.
It’s really [...]
Barbara Sher on Scanners
If you’re like me and people think you’re into “everything” and can’t seem to settle on “any one thing” you need to hear this program and feel brilliant for a change!
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Barbara Sher talks about people who are interested in so many things
everyone thinks they’re dilettantes, lightweights & loafers. She thinks
they’re gifted grownups.
I feel [...]
“Just an Inch Past Splat”
In response to the disaboom research:
We are not very good at predicting how we’ll feel about a given situation until we’re in it.
I remember an article in the New Yorker that talked about the near immediate regret Golden Gate Bridge jumpers, the few that actually lived to talk about it, felt as they left their perch.
From the October 13th 2003 New [...]
“Just an Inch Past Splat”
In response to the disaboom research:
We are not very good at predicting how we’ll feel about a given situation until we’re in it.
I remember an article in the New Yorker that talked about the near immediate regret Golden Gate Bridge jumpers, the few that actually lived to talk about it, felt as they left their perch.
From the October 13th 2003 New [...]
Disaboom Survey Reveals 52 Percent of Americans Would Rather be Dead Than Disabled
re-print from a July 9th msn money with permission from disaboom
52 percent of Americans would rather die than live with a severe disability, according to a recent national survey commissioned by Disaboom DSBO (www.disaboom.com), the premiere online community for people touched by disability. Disaboom today announced the shocking results in an effort to educate people about [...]
Twitter?
I remain committed to try everything web so I’m going to be a twit….I mean twitter. I mean I’m going to give twitter a try during our road trip to Chicago. We hit the road around 4:30 (EDT) today.
I guess I should say what twitter is. Near as I can tell, it’s like an itsy-bitsy blog, that you [...]