We have a real, down to earth, contest for Rolling Around in My Head readers. I've been working on a new book and it needs a cover designed for it. We were talking about it today and trying to come up with ideas for a design or an i...

When we got home from work yesterday we simply had to go out. The sky was a spectacular blue, the weather warm, it was the kind of afternoon that one had to go out for a stroll. I didn't even wear a jacket and Joe had tossed on some...

This was a big day in the final push towards passage of health care legislation. The House released the final text of the reconciliation bill and the Congressional Budget Office released a very good score for the bill. According to ...

A new community, called Amputee Empowerment Partners , just started in February 2010, as a safe place for amputees and those they love to connect, share and understand each other. The site includes forums, blogs, videos and photos ...

Oh how I hate transcribing videos, but since I'm not responding to the whole thing I thought I would.Starting @ 2:30:I was so afraid to take medication 20 years ago when I was first diagnosed with depression because I thought that i...

I apologize for this rather crap post which will be interesting soon. Or rather is not interesting because of having to go to Queen Alexandra and all that happened there and then how things went really left turn, and now not so good...

It was the happiest smile I've seen in ages. Completely genuine. Reflecting 100% un-self-conscious happiness. Joe and I were headed south on Yonge street and the wind was blowing a bitter cold. I'm sure I was frowning as I headed in...

I recently received a summons to appear for jury duty next month. My first reaction: awesome! I clerked several jury trials when I worked for a Hennepin County judge, but I always thought it would be interesting to get a juror's per...

Last week was my spring break. I didn’t intend to take a break from everything, but I went to a book store and bought a pile of new books. And, well, to be perfectly honest, I was kind of getting tired and burned out, and I think ...

Two years ago, I posted about the song "Paddy's Lamentation" for St. Patrick's Day--it's a US Civil War-era song about an Irish immigrant who joins the Union Army and loses a leg in battle. This year, another Irish ballad about a d...

There was an article I read awhile ago, Too Much Internet Linked to Depression. Hmmm... I am definitely addicted to the internet. Ask this shrink or the last one. I also have a predisposition to pretty bad depressive episodes. Ask t...

Picture this: a quadriplegic in a house with the power off. No lights. A strange sound coming from the basement. Try to call the neighbors, but the landlines are dead. Cell phone getting lower and lower as I try to reach someone.Wel...

The Times reports on doctors who are dropping patients on Medicaid because states are slashing reimbursement rates to health care providers. The article focuses on Michigan, one of the states hardest hit by the recession and where t...

Thanks to Tessa Armstrong, wonder neighbour, who transcribed today's YouTube video for us. I came home from work today and there it was in my email. I hadn't even asked her. How kind is that. So for all of you who need the transcrip...

Here is a video montage of the programs on the KidZone Channel at Mount Siani Kravis Children's Hospital in NYC. Many large children's hospitals have their own TV channel run by child life / creative arts departments.This post is pa...

If you've written (or seen) a blog post about the Paralympics, please go over to We Push Sports and add it to the Paralympic blog post Roundup. It can be on any aspect of the Paralympics: disability rights, sports, athlete's stori...

Welcome to Video Two on You Tube. I apologize to my readers who need subtitling. I'm trying to figure out how to do this. If any one knows how, please let me know. Better still, if anyone wants to volunteer to transcribe or to capti...

I just made my first deal with a Craigslist ticket...er...purveyor. Of course, I got taken for a ride, but I did manage to talk the seller down a bit from the original asking price. I'm only paying 100% markup instead of 150%, so ya...

Sorry about that. Took an unexpected break. Life got a little overwhelming.I've been taking classes in New York -- anatomy, kinesiology, a new modern/release technique, more rehab based gyrokinesis, and Bartenieff Fundamentals. I...

[Visual description: family portrait of Australian senator Sue Boyce, who is shown with her three adult children, two women and a man; one of the daughters has Down Syndrome. All are smiling and embracing each other.]"Anytime we a...