Yeah, ain't it a kick in the head

Bobby

(Who fell yesterday in a Pak Mail shop carrying a computer box containing a
vacuum cleaner. It got their attention and I didn't even have to ask them
to fill out the address form, because my han writing is illegible!)


>Yeah, I don't get it.  When we "do it ourselves", society champions us (the
>disabled), but when we ask for a hand up, suddenly we become a burden.  What
>a guilt trip to lay on someone.
>
>-Kyle
>
>(Who, incidently, has fallen twice in the office today and had to ask for
>help to stand up because my legs were spasming and I couldn't get 'em to
>straighten out.  I'm layin' in the floor for gawdsake and people are walking
>around me!).
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Bobby Greer [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2000 11:09 AM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: Betty/Jody Dunkel
>
>
>Kyle,
>
>        If you think about it, we would come to no one's attention as
>"disabled"
>if we weren't a pain in the ass to someone. Show me a person with CP living
>in the boonies and not bothering anyone and I show a non-disabled
>individual from society's viewpoint.
>
>Bobby
>
>
>
>>Oh, Hell, Mike.  I think wi' me nads all the time.  Doesn't make me want to
>>off anybody, just irritates my wife when she'd tries to do housework
>>("...so, honey, tell me again why you can't strap cloths to your boobs and
>>dust the furniture?").  Sounds like he's just some dumb college kid out for
>>attention w/shock value.  On the other hand, there may be a cultural mirror
>>here that Jody is unwittingly using to reflect some vague societal backlash
>>(e.g., I don't know how many times I've heard folks piss and moan, 'there
>>are just too damn many of those handicapped parking places.' et.al.).
>Let's
>>face it, we're all a pain in the ass to somebody.
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Michael H. Collis [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>>Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2000 2:24 PM
>>To: [log in to unmask]
>>Subject: Re: Betty/Jody Dunkel
>>
>>
>>Joanne, For your information, Jody's a male, and I take great offense in
>>his attitude, which may have something to do with his testosterone
>>levels being too high... thinking with his gonads instead of his
>>brain...   Maybe we should bobbitize him?
>>Mike
>>Joanne Fitzgerald wrote:
>>>
>>> Okee, so I read the Jody Dunkel thing, and while I was reading the post
>>> that she wrote I wasn't aware of her sarcasm, I would be if she was
>>> SPEAKING to me. It's all a matter of 'no voice inflection'.
>>>
>>> She apologized, that's enough. It was an error in judgement, and we ALL
>>> make those. Hers got a little more attention then she baragained for, I'd
>>> say she learned her lesson.
>>>
>>> Joanne