Month: October 2014

  • Portland Commission on Disability Tagline and Logo Contest

    Listen to this post:  I’m not actually on the Portland Commission on Disability, but I do a bit of volunteering to help with outreach and event planning like for the past two years’ City ADA anniversary celebrations. I’ve also worked with Lavaun Heaster, one of the Commissioners, on a short film about youth and young…

  • The Chariot and The Fool

    Listen to this post:  Not long ago–I can’t remember when because I’m enemies with calendars–Cynthia Lopez and I became models in Theresa Pridemore’s newest artistic creation, The Portland Tarot. In addition to being a wonderful friend and the fantastic graphic designer who developed our film logo, Theresa made this unique Tarot deck amid a million…

  • Book review: I had brain surgery, what’s your excuse?

    Listen to this post:  The weirdest thing happens when people trip near me. They laugh nervously and say, “And I don’t even have an excuse like you do!” Insert extra chuckle there for good measure. It’s not really needed, that extra laugh. I mean, I don’t even trip that much. I’m never sure why people say…

  • The Genius of Caring Alzheimers Documentary on Kickstarter

    Listen to this post:  This fundraising business can start to feel super competitive. I want to all the reach potential backers on the planet first, hog the money for my project, and smile all the way to the bank. But it doesn’t have to be that way. In fact, one of the most satisfying things…

  • Who Am I To Stop It on Kickstarter

    Listen to this post:  How much would you love to have a sticker that looks just like this? (Or your very own 10-pack of them?) [Image description: A drawing of a pale-pink brain reshaped into the shape of a heart.] All you have to do is pop on over to www.kickstarter.com/projects/807526735/who-am-i-to-stop-it. Check out the various giving…