@JThompson6835 I am using Siri on my iPhone five to write this post. It is interesting to use dictation with the expectation that it has the ability to do what you expected to do. However, sometimes it takes more time to correct what you have dictated. It is nearly impossible to know when why or where Siri will screw up. And, sometimes it dictates perfectly . But the thought of doing a post with Dictation is more of a curious factor for myself...
Good Training and Drive and the Super Blind Guy By Jeffrey Thompson @JThompson6835 I am not dependent upon anyone for my existence. I do have friends and family that assist me in particular activities when needed. Like, reading the label on the aquarium to let me know what kind of fish is the red one. Actually, the sales person could do that but never the less I find ways to carry on without a dependency upon others to make my world function. Am...
I’m staining wood today. Country Oak is what they decided to call this stain. I believe it just darkens the contrast and makes it appear to be aged a bit. Maybe I should have used some of this when I was trying to pass as 21? Hmmm. Now I just wait till the gassing out of the fumes takes place. Probably a day and I can rub the heck out of it and do it again. Sunday I’ll put a China native organic product called Tung Oil, (That’s T U N G for...
So long my summer, so long my friend.
I’m stuck in a fall and coming to an end
So long my summer, so long my friend.
Until we meet again. You’ve gone left me longing in night
Colder in morn and bitter all right.
Seems already a season ago
When October warned me the temps not right So long my summer, so long my friend.
I’m stuck in a fall and coming to an end.
So long my summer, so long my friend.
Should have listened in October about the...
To all those parents of special needs children, “You are so amazing!” This last year I have volunteered as a bowling coach for the Special Olympics of Minnesota. With the encouragement of a fellow bus rider/neighbor, actually, the persistence of this man, I began the process of getting certified and coaching 5 young adults. I was quite apprehensive of what I was about to commit to and to tell you the truth, I loved it. When asked by one of...
It is interesting how I go about my day traveling the public transit, riding in my car, and being in the public eye puts me in awkward situations. Can’t be sure how awkward the moments are and actually the moments are not mine…the awkward moments are the publics.
Getting onto an elevator and hearing footsteps stop short of that person getting on. Dead silence as I pass with an abrupt mid-sentence left hanging until I move on along my...
Introducing Guess Writer: Trevor Attenberg There was a wee commentary piece on National Public Radio a week or two ago, where a man discussed the prospects of technology geared towards providing sight for the blind. The typical business was reverently alluded to, including implanted telescopes in the eye; digitally processed electronic optic technology, some kind of echo-location sensory enhancement, and neuro-muscular regeneration. Nothing...
By Jeff Thompson Writing and posting tidbits and sound-bites of my interests and experiences through social networking is what I found fills some kind of part of me with a gratification that I never thought I would really experience. I mean, it’s Twitter, right? And, it has become a window to a part of me that wants to be a part of something. Something that seems to be a wave of experiences drifting about an ocean of tweets, tweeters, and yes,...
The American’s with Disabilities Act (ADA) may have opened the doors a bit wider for those with disabilities creating opportunity and access by leveling the playing field. But with computer software making processes seamless and efficient for businesses the inaccessibility to operate the software keeps the blind from accessing the same opportunities given to those without disabilities While travel for the blind may impress those ignorant to...
This post is from George Wurtzel, a former camp Tuhsmeheta leader and board member. Serenity; Webster defines it as: The absence of mental stress or anxiety. I define it as: Night watch aboard the schooner, Inland Seas. Twenty-four folks from Camp T also experienced this during our July 2007 Adventure Sailing Trip on Lake Michigan. A week of hard work, exercise, and careful planning made us all anxious. Our anxieties turned to joy the moment...