My Thoughts and Prayers are with Ukraine
It’s a cold Saturday in February. I’m taking the dogs out to do their business, and across the street there’s…
Tag: Personal reflections
Should You Give Homeless People Money?
When you come across homeless people asking for money, do you give them some or keep walking? As of January…
Diversity in the Workplace Fails People with Disabilities
Why do conversations about diversity generally include every minority except people with disabilities? I originally wrote the article below in…
Keep Your Kindness to Yourself If You Plan to Charge Me Later
Have you ever had someone do something nice for you? Very likely, but, how many times did they later hold…
Preparing Blind People for the Rest of Reality
There’s never been a better time to be blind, or so I’ve heard. And I have to ask: How low…
Gator
Tomorrow marks eight years since I lost my first guide dog to cancer. The original post acknowledging his passing was…
There is Hope for the Young and Foolish
Have you ever read something and thought to yourself: What the hell persuaded this moron to write that? There’s a…
The World is Thirsty for a Glass of Shut the Hell Up
Sometimes people do a fair job of hiding their special nature. Other times they can’t wait to put it on…
The Dream Job that Got Away
What if what you thought you wanted to be is not what you were cut out to be? One afternoon…
Life Lessons From a Funeral Home
From time to time I’m going to share articles that resonated with me. The first is from my usual source…
The Biggest Challenge for the Blind
Not long after the KNFB Reader app, an OCR app, came out, someone posted to a blindness technology forum asking…
A Double Tap to the Touch Screen Devil’s Head
In the battle between touch screens and tactile buttons, the touch screen is quickly becoming the reigning champion. It’s not…
Should Religion Influence Politicians?
The other day I was arguing politics with a coworker, never a good idea under the best of circumstances but…
Stephen King’s Christine and the Technology Evolution
Not long ago I reread Stephen King’s Christine for what was probably the third time. I am very likely to…
The Power of Apologies
On April 16, 2014 the MV Sewol capsized en route to Jeju from Incheon. Most of the ferry’s 476 passengers…