In case you couldn’t make it out to Washington, D.C., here are some images I snapped at the 2008 National Cherry Blossom Festival. There’s always something magical about seeing the cherry trees in bloom and knowing that spring is settling in. Even though it was 45 degrees and overcast, as I walked under the blossoms, [...]
Archive for March, 2008
The National Cherry Blossom Festival
Posted in Uncategorized on March 30, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The Mold (A study of my Internet behaviors)
Posted in Uncategorized on March 27, 2008 | 4 Comments »
I walked into the master bathroom this morning and discovered it had been invaded.
The MOLD had come!
There it was, spreading across the top of the shower tiles. An attack had been mounted upon the wallpaper in the upper-left-hand wall corner. Beneath the toothbrush, black scum lurked.
I responded as any decent human being would. I dashed [...]
As the Web 2.0 Turns
Posted in Uncategorized on March 26, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Web 2.0, explained so even the not-so-technically-smart folks like me can get it!
The social uses for the Internet are a boon to the hard-of-hearing community. If you call and leave a telephone message, I’ll send an e-mail in return. Blackberrys are the equivalent of cell phones. And a neat thing called [...]
The Din in Dining Out
Posted in Uncategorized on March 23, 2008 | 3 Comments »
When my co-workers and I walked into the restaurant, our feet slapped hard on cement floors. If our feet made any noise as we walked to our table, it bounced around the pipes and wires in the ceiling and never came back down.
There were about 30 of us there, saying goodbye to a cherished co-worker. [...]
Finding Common Ground
Posted in Uncategorized on March 14, 2008 | 3 Comments »
I had a particular person in mind as I wrote yesterday’s post. None of you, dear readers, were in mind, so rest assured!
What resided in my mind was a recent situation in which the other party and I failed to find common ground. We talked, we e-mailed, we met in person, yet neither of us [...]
Hearing Ain’t Understanding
Posted in Uncategorized on March 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I have perfect ears. No really, I’m not joking! When the doctors conducted tests to determine what caused my hearing loss, they couldn’t pinpoint an exact cause. As far as they knew, nothing was wrong with my ears. The best the doctors could determine was something was wrong with the nerves in my brain, which [...]
My Inner Composer
Posted in Uncategorized on March 13, 2008 | 3 Comments »
I rather enjoy taking out my aids at the end of the day. That’s not exactly my quiet time — like many folks with a hearing loss, I have tinnitus. So I often hear ringing, but if I focus, I can actually make music out of it. My favorite used to be getting my ringing [...]
My Bluff is Called
Posted in Uncategorized on March 12, 2008 | 5 Comments »
There’s a magic button on my telephone that, when I push it, sends a signal to a transcriber, who will then begin to create a transcript of every word the person I’m talking to says. My phone’s a CapTel, and it’s the greatest invention ever to hit the telephone world. I can read! Listen! Talk! [...]
Do You Hear What I Hear?
Posted in Uncategorized on March 8, 2008 | 1 Comment »
An interesting web site that simulates what it’s like to have a hearing loss:
http://www.neurophys.wisc.edu/animations.
The Stuffy Ears
Posted in Uncategorized on March 7, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Dear March — Come in –
How glad I am –
I hoped for you before –
Put down your Hat –
You must have walked –
How out of Breath you are –
I join March in being out of breath — as in wheezing and coughing. Emily Dickinson may have had March’s brisk breezes in mind when she penned [...]
