Entries Tagged as ‘Ekie’

22 February, 2008

stop staring!

by Ekie
One of the nice things about being unemployed is spending time with some of my PCA clients on an as-needed basis.  One of these clients is a teenager who happens to have mental retardation, whom I’ll call, um, Wendy, here.  It’s school vacation week, and Wendy’s mom has stuff going on, so I got [...]

8 February, 2008

Priveledge Meme

 by Ekie
 So the thing is………I really am very, very lucky.  Through some twist of fate, I was born to have possibilities that a large portion of the world and of the country simply doesn’t.  And I could call it luck, but it is more than luck.  It is the fact that I was born to [...]

31 January, 2008

Ice cream or access?

by ekie
I will admit that, although I am an advocate, I am not a saint, and, yes, I do shop at places that are not accessible to wheelchair users.  I actually do make an active effort to avoid places which are terrible about access (like Brooks, now RiteAid), but when I’m just running errands, I [...]

29 January, 2008

Winter Recreation

By Ekie
Monday, January 28, 2008

Let me just state here: I am tired of winter. I want spring. I want summer. I want to garden, ride my bike and go to the beach. I want to wear sundresses and sandals. [...]