Posts from ‘October, 2009’

These days, we are over-saturated with news 24/7. Sometimes it’s hard to distinguish facts from hype. There has been plenty in the news about H1N1 (Swine Flu), but I honestly didn’t pay much attention to it. Remember all the hype surrounding the Bird Flu? Then all of a sudden, some sort of flu-like virus started [...]

Is he lying or living under a rock? Public Option Fact Check *All three House committees that have passed health insurance reform bills this session have included a public option. [Washington Post, 8/2/2009] *Polls continue to show that two out of every three Americans support health insurance reform that includes a public option. [Kaiser Family [...]

Tomorrow, Tuesday, October 20, 2009 the Arc of Massachusetts and a number of other statewide disability advocacy groups will participate in a virtual protest against further budget cuts to human services for our most vulnerable residents of the Commonwealth. More than ten thousand individuals with disabilities have already lost some or all essential services this [...]

I wouldn’t mind so much, except we had almost no summer and now fall is getting hijacked by winter. We also had some snow flurries on Friday. I hope this isn’t a sign of a rough winter ahead. It’s so much fun pushing wheelchairs through the ice and snow…NOT!

We took Aaron and a couple of friends to Rock & Shock 2009 at the Worcester DCU Center last night. Rock & Shock is a Horror convention that mixes artist and vendor displays with rock music. We didn’t do the music part, we went primarily because Aaron is a huge horror/thriller movie buff. As I’ve [...]

Here is today’s headline from CNN: “Does ‘strengthening diplomacy’ warrant Nobel? Americans split” OK, I’ve just about had it with the conservatives in this country. Here’s the real deal, we are a country divided. It is really quite amazing how polarized we are as a nation. Maybe this is caused by our two party system, [...]

Or in this case, if you play with firearms, you might get shot. Gun-toting soccer mom shot dead

Ardi was a 110-pound, 4-foot female who’s fossil remains were found in Ethiopia. She is an early member of the human family tree that lived 4.4 million years ago, more than 1 million years earlier than Lucy. This is a truly amazing discovery that will add a treasure trove of information to our knowledge of [...]

Shortly before he died, Dr. John Koomey recognized a transportation problem for students with special needs at our local high school. The high school has a Functional Academic School-to-Work Program, but due to a lack of transportation, the student’s access was limited to establishments within walking distance of the school. Dr. Koomey’s family said he [...]