Sense of Humor
I don’t know about you but this year has left me with less sense of humor than I typically possess which according to my husband was close to nil to begin with. I did however get a giggle out of Terri Mauro’s take on holiday carols – Special Needs Christmas Carols! Couldn’t resist the opportunity …
Caregiver Study at Kennedy Krieger
Thanks to Johanna Mattern Allen for forwarding this information to me. Kennedy Krieger has a special place in my heart. It’s a hospital in Baltimore, Maryland which is only for special kids like ours. They are located within the Johns Hopkins campus and have an incredible wealth of talent available to them. Because of this, …
Pancreatitis part 2
Well Katherine spent another 5 days in the lovely 4West med/surg unit at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Egleston (hey ladies!!) with another bout with pancreatitis. Not that the accommodations are pretty darned nice (and the food is really darned good for a hospital) but I’m ok with that being our last stay for a while. …
A champion ahead of his time
Obviously the whole Tropic Thunder thing has touched me. I’ve seen those looks. I’ve seen them used at my cousin Edith. I’ve seen them used at my daughter Katherine. I’ve seen them used at my friend Joey at the local Publix. I’ve heard the casual use of the word retard. I have to tell you …
Take the PLEDGE!!
I saw Good Morning America this morning. I damn near lost my breakfast. I had to clean up the coffee I spit out. Ben Stiller said on NATIONAL TELEVISION that the people organizing protests (and I’m paraphrasing here) were raising a stink about stuff they had “heard” about the movie but had not seen it. …
Tropic Thunder producers fail to act – Boycott called for
Well I’m not surprised…..and I’m sorry about that. Apparently Dreamworks will make no effort at this time to rectify the use of the word “retard” or otherwise ameliorate the negative sterotype being proliferated in the movie Tropic Thunder. A recent viewing left David Tolleson of the National Down Syndrome Congress feeling “like I had been …
Hate Speech and ‘Tropic Thunder’
Oh it’s being covered everywhere but honestly my head has been buried in the sand dealing with the first week of school here. (yea – we end early too) so I’ve just been reading along and if you haven’t catch up by clicking on these links here: Tropic Thunder – Once Upon a Time…There was …
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