Who Am I To Stop It

Hope for the best but don’t stop there

Listen to this post: Have you heard a phrase that goes something like “Hope for the best, but prepare the worst”? I like that sort of realism. Sometimes you hear it with “expect the worst.” Even for someone as cynical as me that feels a little doomy and gloomy. So for today, let’s stick with hoping…

October 26, 2014
Toni Hickman’s video “People Pleaser”

Listen to this post: I cannot even hold onto my horses right now. I’ve let them run free and wild. And that’s because T. Alika Hickman, Krip-Hop Nation artist, documentary filmmaker, author, and speaker has a video out that I need people to get to the nearest computer (of course, you’re already there!) and watch.…

October 25, 2014
The Stroke Mentor: Coaching and Blogging with Wolfgang Wolf

Listen to this post: Have you heard that at 12 months after a brain injury you’ve recovered about as much as you’re going to? I have. I’ve met a lot of people who were told that too. I do presentations on current brain injury research, and guess what! I have some things to share with…

October 22, 2014
Intersections storytelling event at Portland State University

Listen to this post: Storytelling again. I’ll never run out of space or interest in sharing about storytelling. This event is extra exciting because of its theme. It’s called “Intersections: An evening of storytelling about identity, culture, community, and pride.” Can’t top that. Intersections was designed, in part, to announce Portland State University’s development of a new Disability Studies Graduate…

October 20, 2014
A PSA about Don’t Talking and Being an Ass

Listen to this post: There’s a fabulous movie theater back in Austin that I miss a ton, The Alamo Drafthouse. Great movies, delicious food, and a courteous waitstaff that takes your orders and brings your food during the film without distracting or disrupting. We have the real food at the movies here in Portland, but it’s nothing like the…

October 18, 2014