Greetings, Internet! I had a completely different post in mind that was all written and ready to go, but then I decided to rewatch “DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story” (2004). It is probably my second favorite sports movie of all time (because nothing will ever top “A League of Their Own” (1992)). Anyway, when I … Continue reading Why I Love Patches O’Houlihan
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Adventures in Paratransit, Part Two: Two Strikes for Access-a-Ride
Greetings, internet! A while back, I wrote about Access-A-Ride (AAR). I complained about it, but only because it is virtually the only inter-borough travel option I have as a wheelchair user in NYC, and it is not very good. It is unreliable, disorganized, and very likely understaffed and overscheduled. Since that post, it has gotten … Continue reading Adventures in Paratransit, Part Two: Two Strikes for Access-a-Ride
Squatting with Context
A physical therapy post! Huzzah! I did a post a couple of years ago called “Standing with Context” in which I explained what it looks like, and then what is actually happening, when I do standing exercises. I also did one on the importance of core strength. Go read them if you haven’t yet. This is … Continue reading Squatting with Context
That Time I Called a Suicide Hotline
Greetings, Internet! Apologies, this was going to be a post about physical therapy (I promise I will get to that soon!), but then we lost two icons (RIP Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain) and I had to weigh in on all of the suicide hotline number sharing that tends to happen once a celebrity takes … Continue reading That Time I Called a Suicide Hotline
Five Lessons from My First Year of PhD-ing
Greetings, internet! It’s been an absurd amount of time since my last update, but my excuse is that I started a PhD program in History, and it has pretty much taken over my life. Over the semester, I put “write blog post” on my weekly calendar, and every week I’d look at my calendar and … Continue reading Five Lessons from My First Year of PhD-ing
A Brief Reading List on Disability (and Higher Education)
Greetings, internet! At the end of my previous post, I said that if there was any interest, I’d post an annotated bibliography of things that you could read if you wanted to learn more about disability in higher education. Most of the comments were pro-bibliography (yay!), so I’ve cobbled together a list of articles and … Continue reading A Brief Reading List on Disability (and Higher Education)
Why I Skipped Harvard’s Commencement
Two posts in the space of about a month? It must be summer vacation. Remember how I mentioned that graduation happened in my last post? Yeah, well, I skipped Commencement and the diploma ceremony. I told people in my program that it was because I had a friend’s wedding to go to, but in all … Continue reading Why I Skipped Harvard’s Commencement
