Archive for April, 2012

A ray of hope

April 12, 20129 CommentsPosted in blindness, Uncategorized, writing

You might remember my friend Lauren Bishop-Weidner from a post I wrote two years ago. That post linked to a thoughtful and honest essay Lauren wrote for Two Hawks Quarterly about what it’s like to be able to see and love and live with someone who can’t. That piece was called On His Blindness; the […]

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This new hybrid health club doesn't cost a penny

April 5, 20127 CommentsPosted in blindness, travel, Uncategorized, visiting schools

Whitney and I were supposed to take a train to visit St. John’s School in Western Springs yesterday morning. Good thing we didn’t! April 4, 2012 (CHICAGO) (WLS) — Emergency crews responded to a track fire near Chicago’s Union Station Wednesday morning. According to ABC7’s Roz Varon, traffic was jammed near Canal and Jackson because […]

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