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Two great web sites

I have found two fantastic sites I want to tell you about.

The first one is called TED. This stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design. TED is a non profit that began by bringing together speakers and thinkers from the three worlds mentioned. Since then it has expanded greatly.

This is a site where you can [...]

The history of hallelujah

Yesterday I heard a program from BBC called Heart and Soul.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p005jlys

The story was about the history of the word, hallelujah. It featured the song Hallelujah written by Leonard Cohen. I started looking for the song and found it had been performed many times by many people. I have been singing it all day and woke [...]

Disability art contest

I got a postcard from VSA arts this past week asking me to participate in a collaborative art project.

The challenge is to define my concept of disability.

I have worked with the disability community for many years and have heard some of the experiences. Some feel that disability means lack of opportunity, respect and access. This is all [...]

For the love of bunnies

When we were kids my brother and I had some stuffed animals we used to play with. One of them was a bunny.

We used to make up all sorts of adventures for him. He used to get into all sorts of trouble and as we got older his adventures got more and more bizarre. Long [...]