"No money...just please, pray for me"
Jodie's birthday is coming up soon. Yes, she will once again be the "older woman."Her list of birthday wants is short. One is this side bag for her power chair - one of the velcro straps tore off the...
View ArticleChest pains...go to the ER...
I was not feeling good at work yesterday. I wax working on an adoption assistance case that had been held up because of bugs in the system. I just wanted to muddle through and git 'er done...and get...
View ArticleA shout out to some great people
My scooter wasn't charging. We replaced the batteries last summer, so I didn't think it was those.The shop close to our house wanted $50 just to look at it...money we don't have to burn.We called our...
View ArticleNew title: Intern
With humility and joy I would like to announce that I am taking on an additional title for the next couple months - intern.I'm sure that when Ryan posted the craigslist as looking for a web intern that...
View ArticleFirst day at SOOR
My first day in my volunteer position at the Special Olympics of Oregon. I pushed and held the button to open the small, open top, elevator door. Instead of the door opening, the elevator went up....
View ArticleSometimes it rains...
I have been sorely neglecting this blog...I know. I think of stuff to write, but the words do not come to me. Maybe if I pound a few keys, the juices will flow and melt my writers block.For the last...
View ArticleBreaking out of the groove...going to the Hub
I am liking my new 4/10 schedule with Fridays off. My supervisor at the Special Olympics was out of town Friday, so I had a day to myself to fill up.Jodie had a meeting at the district office, so I...
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Me and U2
Some people have it all together. Thanks to God and His great mercy, I have never been accused of such a thing!I went to college in the 80's. For a guy who has trouble writing notes, and even more...
View ArticleA Good Life
I was working at my volunteership yesterday down at the Special Olympics of Oregon, I am there 10-2 on Fridays.I am photo editing right now, going through hundreds of photos of last years Polar...
View ArticleTaking part of greatness
We are down in Coos Bay for a few days this week to watch our son's baseball team play in the state single A American Legion baseball tournament.The aged vet who took our money at the gate - I saw him...
View ArticleGo Gresham Little League!
A couple weeks ago, on a Friday night, Jodie and I picked up some dinner and took it to the Gresham Main City park. Eric was in New Orleans with Lutheran youth from across the country.We were pleased...
View Article"People stare at you...it's fantastic!"
I am doing a bit of homework for my volunteership st the Special Olympics Oregon.Yes, I know it's not a real word. The position that I applied for was an internship. When they saw how crazy old I...
View ArticleMajor inconvenience
A week ago last Wednesday, Jodie drove her power chair home. It smelled really hot. She called Eric and he met her in our garage. One of the metal tube casings in back of her chair was very...
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Judging disability
Judging others is generally seen as a bad thing to do. It may be a surprise to the non-disabled community that we who are disabled, when we cross each other, tend to judge each other's disability....
View ArticleTwenty two years
Twenty two years ago today, Jodie and I tied the knot.The Lutheran church on SE 39th (now Cesar Chavez Blvd.) and Brooklyn....St. Paul Lutheran Church.I was telling my friends at Special Olympics...
View ArticleMajor Inconvenience - part 2
We are going on three weeks without having Jodie's power chair. Providence In Home Services use to service Jodie's chair. Now, ATG Rehab has the contract to repair power chairs for Providence In...
View ArticleMajor Inconvenience - part 2 - update
The email to Providence may have worked!We just got a phone call from Providence. They called ATG Rehab and were told that the parts for Jodie's power chair should arrive by Wednesday, and the chair...
View ArticleI'm not wearing a lanyard!
We had our annual eye doctor appointments in August. No change for Eric and I, but the doc wanted Jodie to return for a special vision mapping session.When Jodie was young, part of her disability was...
View ArticleTip a cop - Yummm!
Swiss cheese, beer mustard onions, Black Forest ham, hamburger on a pretzel bun. It's called the Octoberfest Burger.Insanely good! You bet!I had one a week ago. My taste buds have not been the same...
View ArticleThat "B" word and Pastor Karl
I am distracted right now. I have tweets to gather for Special Olympics Oregon, but my brain is mushy right now.Jodie was in tears at church today. I was close to tears. Eric didn't want to go...
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