This is from 2009, but I wanted to re-post it because today is "Spread the word to end the word" day. Every time I hear somebody refer to Skyler as "retard" I die a little more inside. Our-kids is a group of over 1000 people who all are people who are in one way or another in the special needs community. Most of us are parents, but there are teachers, doctors, therapists, siblings, and some are the person with the diagnosis. It is a worldwide community, but most are from the United States. We benefit from having an international membership, because it can be quite interesting to hear about viewpoints or medical procedures that are going on in other countries. Over the years, I have had faceless names become close friends, engaged in discussions about body functions you wouldn’t mention to your doctor, and gained a valuable sounding board for advice and ideas. I have grown to care about a lot of these people, and their lives as much as some of my own friend
Good choice
ReplyDeleteFools and their money...
ReplyDelete"Mine goes to '11'."
ReplyDeleteLed Zeppelin. Ugh.
ReplyDeletereminds me of a line from Garrison Keillor's Lake Wobegon:
ReplyDelete"'If I had a thousand dollars and I wanted everyone to know about it I'd walk around town with the money on the end of a forked stick,' said Einer, 'I could wave it right in people's faces.'"
things like this make me wanna turn socialist or communist: until EVERYONE can blow a mil on speakers, NO ONE should be able to.
ReplyDeleteI don't give a damn that he's not in the States, it's the principle of the thing, and besides, now that someone is making 'em you KNOW some big-shot Amerikun is going to get themselves a set or two...
You can re-enact that scene from "Back To The Future"!
ReplyDeleteCheer: I look forward to getting these from you for Christmas!
ReplyDeleteRaven: So you won't be chipping in with Cheer I take it?
Johnny: Sweet!
Dick: Wow indeed.
Vikki: Don't be a zeppelin hater.
BO: This is kind of flaunting it a bit, isn't it?
Jack: We're #1 baby! So some USA dude will come up with something better real soon!
Chris: I forgot about that scene, that is right, it would be so cool!
Father's Day is coming up - hint hint!
ReplyDelete"Absolutely, Positively, NO Stairway to Heaven!"
ReplyDeleteGrant: Really, you don't have to get me anything.
ReplyDeleteGKL: I'm more of a black dog man.