Every time I hear about something like this I think about those people who are unable to fight as hard for what they need as you were able to in this situation.

Before he died, my uncle was an advocate for the disabled. He was loud, aggressive, and sometimes a little over the top, but it was because he was fighting for people whose voices couldn't be heard (sometimes literally) and governments, businesses, and other institutions do a good job of pretending not to hear when it comes to the disabled.

He had to advocate for himself a lot after his accident and found he was good at it and understood how horribly difficult it was for many people to do the same.

I miss him.

I didn't mean to be awesome.

You are so awesome, that it just oozes out of you when you aren't trying.

He had to advocate for himself a lot after his accident and found he was good at it and understood how horribly difficult it was for many people to do the same.

I miss him.

He sounds like he was awesome, too.

Ginger! I got your package! In fact, it may have arrived on Saturday, but we just forgot to check the mail. But what a darling little book it is. Thank you! It is making me smile.

cereal:

If I could get some tenant~ma, that would be great. I am hoping that our crazy tenant will take the opportunity to move out of my condo this week.

Nora, sending out the tenant~ma. Not just that this one moves on, but that your next one(s) will be decent, responsible people who don't annoy your former neighbors so much.

seconding the tenant~ma. Landlording is hard.

I'm a decent advocate, but it's from necessity, not love of the game. I tried really hard to develop passion for it, because that seems to be the one place on the planet people really want me to be, but all I found is that I like winning a lot, which, you know, duh!

Teaching was great! Lovely class. Lots of very engaged students who are interested in the subject. Always good.

I'm a decent advocate, but it's from necessity, not love of the game.

That's true for me too, but I'm developing a love of it anyway. I couldn't do it (or equality training) full-time, though. I admire TG for planning to.

He sounds like he was awesome, too.

He really does.

Argh. And OUCH. I just went to the dentist and they say I need a crown. I don't understand why they can't just toss some glue or cement on the crack. $500 even after my insurance. Eeeeesh.

Yay, Seska! I was thinking about your first day!
 
And blarg, meara, that`s terrible.

Meara - are they recommending a crown just because it's the only procedure your insurance will cover? i had an experience with an old filling cracking and creating problems, and the initial solution was a crown. I pushed a little not wanting to just cut off the whole top of my tooth and they instead did a (more expensive) 2 part process inlay that allowed me to keep more of my tooth. The downside is that most insurances won't pay for it....but my (limited, 2nd hand) experience with crowns is less than awesome. I haven't had any problems with the inlay (*knocks on wood*) aside from the week of a temporary inlay while waiting for it to be custom made.