Shh, I’ll let you in on a little secret: I like dressing up. It seems like I rarely get to these days so whenever I’m given the opportunity to put on a nice shirt and a slick tie and flex the fancy pants muscles of my wardrobe I jump at it. After all, every girl’s crazy for a sharp dressed [..}
Podcast #74 – Pregnant On Wheels
by on June 6, 2011
In episode #74 of No Free Rides, I talk with the paralyzed and pregnant Mimi Emery, a favorite guest of our show, who’s baby was also fathered by a paraplegic. This baby is going to be amazing! Mimi and I discuss some very unique spinal cord injury + pregnancy issues, from planning a natural [..}
Being Ok, With Not Being Ok
by on May 30, 2011
Imperfect bodies are a defining feature of people with disabilities. Some start out in imperfect bodies, others find themselves in such a position later in life. And the process of either grieving for your perfect body that never was, or the perfect body you once had, can take your soul through some [..}
Sleeping While Standing Shhhh!
by on May 27, 2011
Afew weeks ago, my friend Travis called a to chat about a man he met in Denver that used our stander. Turns out it was an older EasyStand that Travis probably welded together when he worked here several years ago. Travis mentioned that the guy no longer was able to use the EasyStand due to an [..}
Part Two: Overcoming Parenting Fears
by on May 20, 2011
Hey there friends. Now that I either got you fired up about having a child or more children or have totally frightened you about the prospects of having a child, I would like dive into the specifics of parenting with a disability. First and foremost, you can do this. When my wife, Pratiksha and I [..}
Why I Have No Use For Change In My Life
by on May 11, 2011
I have no use for change in my life, and I haven’t for almost 15 years now. No I don’t mean I can’t make personal life adjustments, or I flip out if Target is sold out of Skippy brand peanut butter and only has Peter Pan. I mean I have no use for pocket change: quarters, dimes, nickels, and [..}
Ms. Wheelchair America Documentary Premieres
by on May 9, 2011
I can’t tell you how thrilled I am about the brand new documentary, “Defining Beauty,” starring Ms. Wheelchair state holders, that documents their journey in the Ms. Wheelchair America program. The documentary’s purpose is to change perceptions, to challenge stereotypes, and to highlight a [..}
This Guy’s Take on Dating With a Disability
by on March 3, 2011
I’ve teased the topic of dating with a disability a bit in some of my past posts, and it’s a topic that’s already been covered elsewhere on this blog, but I thought that I would finally step up to the plate and provide a guy’s perspective on what it’s like dating with a disability. In [..}
A less-than perfect 2009 can’t crack my armor
by on December 14, 2009
Let’s be honest, 2009 will probably go down as one of the most stressful years seen in this country (especially for those who weren’t alive to experience the Depression). I know it wasn’t easy for me, from cutbacks on writing gigs, cancer in the family, a suicide, bad dating luck, not to [..}
I’m no Julia Child, but I can cook a mean alfredo sauce while sitting on my booty
by on November 9, 2009
And if being able to complete all of the steps required to make my mom’s alfredo sauce, a.k.a. “white” sauce, that delicious worth-the-possible-heart-attack butter, cream, and parmesan cheese creation with only the use of these curled up fingers, arm muscles that work at 50%, AND sitting in a [..}
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