[Edit: Made a correction to alter the "real people" statement]
My lovely lady, Amber, has written a marvelous bit on how it feels to be disabled, and it's truly eye-opening, reminding me that just like everything else, the disabled people you see in movies are not necessarily real people. So go & check the post out: […]
[Ed. note – I wrote this Sunday on the plane back from Charlotte, but forgot to publish it right away.]
Turns out that on an E190, the row of seats directly in front of the emergency row do NOT recline. In fact, they seem to be even more upright, if anything. So, if you like to doze […]
Courtesy of @diabola (aka Amber):
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Amber spotted this on the internets, and, it being one of my favorite songs, especially to play, I just had to reblog it.
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(Via Amber’s twitter stream)
From NYTimes Blog Domestic Disturbances article “Tears to Remember”:
Two images will forever stay in my mind to mark this epoch-breaking Election Day. One is that of Jesse Jackson’s face, drenched in tears, in Chicago’s Grant Park on Tuesday evening.
And the other is a photo that ran in The Times on Wednesday. In it, a black […]
Seriously, this is just unbelievably amazing.
And, in the eternal words of Amber: “Your bread will turn to the crispy side!”
(Via Neatorama)
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John Cleese on Sarah Palin (via Amber's Twitter)
So I've been posting a lot of links, reblogs, quotes, and media lately, but nothing of a more personal nature. Life seems to have settled into a bit of a routine, which is probably why I haven't bored anyone who happens to be reading (comment! I love comments!), but I felt the desire to write […]
Me: We can drink beers!
Amber: Beer goggles don't work that way. It won't make the baseball more interesting.
