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VA Visit of Voluminous Variety
By now you folks should know that it’s fairly common place that I should disappear for a few days time, sometimes without notice. And some of you will know that when I do it’s either due to a flare up of one of my disabilities or a trip my local VA medical facility which usually [...]
Turning on the World-Not Worth It Sometimes
I tried to get up this morning and all I managed was to raise my noggin about 6 inches before I completely ran out of steam and my head plopped back into the pillow. Unfortunately, our newest feline menace managed to crawl onto the pillow just before my head came crashing back down effectively squashing [...]
Deaf Mom Turned Away by Steak ‘n Shake Follow Up
For those of you that are wondering how the situation is going with Karen Putz and Steak ‘n Shake, make sure you take a look at her follow up post above that brings things up to date. I recommend also reading Liz Fuller’s write up on the incident and subsequent interview with Karen since [...]
Turned Away at the Drive through for Being Deaf?
My fellow blogger and fellow deaf type person, Karen Putz of A Deaf Mom Shares Her World, was turned away from a Steak and Shake drive through window that she’s been served at many times before and for what you might ask? For being deaf and by the general manager himself.
Now I’m not going to [...]
What The Heck Was That?
I tell ya’, this new programming that my audiologist stuffed into my hearing aids makes the whole world about THIS BIG. It felt like I was wearing these babies in the above image.
‘Scuse me? Huh? What was that noise? Pheeyeew! I was exhausted by the time I got home. All this new hearing capability is [...]
I Can Hear! I Think…
Or perhaps it’s “I think I can hear!” but I’m not too sure of that yet either. As the previous post stated I Laurie and I traveled down to Vermont’s VA facility for my annual audio exam and the good news is that there has been no further significant degradation of my current physical hearing [...]
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A Weekend Jaunt to the VA
Yes, it’s a Sunday ride down to the VA in White River Junction, VT and yes–I realize it’s Sunday. It’s just time for my annual Audio exam and my audiologist keeps strange hours that’s all. I don’t mind though since it irks me just a bit when I have to miss a days pay and [...]
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Tags and Categories-Tagged Again! Part II
Required reading: Tags and Categories-Tagged Again! Part I
Many thanks to Grandad. This absolutely horrendous, disjointed post is all his fault but he’ll probably blame it on K8.
And here we go….
I seem to be getting older these days. Not only am I getting older but it seems to be becoming a habit, a perpetual thing if [...]