Monthly Archives: May 2010

Today. David 10. 1988-2010.

Today ranks in the top 10 days of my life. Today, we said goodbye to David Johnson.  I met David nearly two years ago when he entered his first year of Starfire U.  David was a wizard with people and over the … Continue reading

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Positive & Possible

About a year ago, I was introduced to the PATH process by Jo Krippenstapel.  I had really never heard much about the Person Centered Planning world, and Jo set me straight over coffee and all kinds of books, pictures and … Continue reading

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This is gonna sting a bit…

In 2007, we were exploring the concept of Starfire U, and part of that research included a conference in Columbus on post-secondary education opportunities for people with disabilities.  Bridget and I went up there excited to learn about all the … Continue reading

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The Myth of Independence

I read this post by Al Etmanski.  Al heads up Plan of Canada, which focuses on building natural networks of relationships around people. In it, he talks about natural care and discusses the myths of indiviualism, independence and self-reliance.  I’ve … Continue reading

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Glee

Have you watched Glee yet? I’ll admit to being skeptical at first, but it’s a really good show.  And they really do well with the roles that people with disabilities play in the stories.  Obviously, Artie (Kevin McHale – but not … Continue reading

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Cincibility, Take II

I really disliked blogspot, and a friend recommended WordPress.  So far, so good.  I’m going to link the old posts so we’ve got everything in one place!

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Albert Pujols’ Monday News and Views (originally published 5/11/09)

Good morning, Reds fans! The home team took two out of three from the division leading Cardinals this weekend, meaning we’re only 2.5 games out of first. We almost had the sweep, but a tenth-inning meltdown on offense and defense … Continue reading

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Real Cool #1 (originally published 5/8/09)

I love action. Talking about issues and ideas definitely have their place, but my interest is where the rubber hits the road. A couple of weeks ago, we were talking about how neat it would be if we could somehow … Continue reading

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Five years of unrequited love (originally published 5/7/09)

As you may know, Starfire is all about service to others. I mean, our members donated 10,000 hours of service to the citizens of Cincinnati last year! That’s the equivalent of one person working full-time for five years…doing nothing but … Continue reading

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The Derby (originally published 5/4/09)

  Been away from the blog awhile. Sorry, but I ran up against some deadlines. And baseball started for little Murr, so I’ve been spending time at games/practices watching him fill his glove with dirt, perform perfect pirouettes in the … Continue reading

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