My name is Michaela Robinson. I have been involved in Special Olympics for the past 18 years. The Special Olympic athletes oath is, Let me win. But if I cannot win, let me be brave in the attempt. When I first joined Special Olympics I had not reached my growth spurt yet, so I was […]
From: Employment and Social Development Canada News release Government of Canada funds work experience for local students May 14, 2018 Lower Mainland, British Columbia Employment and Social Development Canada A strong middle class and a growing economy depend on young Canadians getting the skills and work experience they need to succeed. That’s […]
Community Living BC (CLBC) is preparing to offer Welcome Workshops that give people who are new to CLBC information about choices and supports in adulthood and how CLBC works. CLBC has learned Welcome Workshops work best if they are presented by a team of one CLBC staff, one individual and one family member who […]
I am so excited that my school district #73 here in Kamloops has given adults from age 19 on the opportunity of Street School education to receive their Dogwood diploma. Having a dogwood is huge for making a better life for ones self. What’s more exciting to me is everyone is included, even those with […]
On Monday October 9th, 2006, this blog made it’s first appearance. It was named ‘Chewing the Fat’ at the time because I thought it funny and because I hoped it would, assure people that I knew who I was, what I looked like and that I was good with saying it out loud. Over time […]
I was getting into the car when I noticed, as isn’t uncommon, someone standing and watching me do this. I find this really intrusive and even though I am in a public space, an invasion of my privacy. So, I said to her, “Excuse me, please don’t stare at me, I don’t like being watched,” […]
Photo description: Two piles, one of gravel, one of dirt. The are in front of a barren piece of land. So, go ahead and guess. What is this picture of? Clearly something’s going to be done here, the piles are the ingredients for some kind of construction. Just off to the side of this is […]
I rarely shock myself. I do occasionally surprise myself, mostly by what comes out my mouth unbidden, but shock that’s rare. Yesterday I did something so uncharacteristic that it even shocked, and maybe worried, Joe. I could see him reeling as he helped me. We got to our hotel in Crescent City in the very […]
Living dangerously, we had tea for breakfast. We are both men of the age where black pants are the only sensible solution — they say that the body is a temple, so as with all buildings the plumbing gets a little rusty — and typically we never have tea with breakfast when we have a […]
There are three things I do when travelling by air to make the experience less frightening. To be clear, I am not at all afraid of flying, I don’t love it, but it doesn’t scare me. (Don’t you love the part of the safety video where they say, “By now you should be comfortably seated […]
