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  If you ever think interpreting is just standing there and repeating what’s said in another language, please allow me to describe this morning’s 7:30 assignment, which was an IEP meeting: 1. It was video remote (VRI) and the Deaf attendees were at the far end of a huge conference table and were about 1” tall on my screen with fingers about 4 pixels long. We had to adjust. 2. There was a certified Deaf Interpreter (CDI) at the table, and I was not informed there would be a CDI. No biggie, but I...

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  No matter what good things anyone says about Stacey Abrams, I’m not sure it’ll be enough. What an amazing human being.

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  How beautiful is it that Dr. Amy Acton let Vivek Ramaswamy’s concession call go to voicemail.

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  God is telling Alabama what he thinks of their vote; We’ve lost power twice this morning, and the thunder is shaking the house.

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  This is probably a side effect of growing up poor with siblings, but there’s nothing quite like being the first person to dig into a brand new jar of peanut butter.

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  Got a great idea for dystopian fiction but decided I didn’t want to give the bastards in charge any more ideas.

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  My special talent is trimming my fingernails immediately before I need to peel a label off something or pick a thin, flat object up off the counter.

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  Call me Atari, baby, because I’m basic and my memory is pretty limited and this joystick still works if you slap it just right

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  Be the best person you can be for Sir Patrick’s sake. Make it so.

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  It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of some stick-on googly eyes.

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  #Monsterdon time, let’s GOOOOO

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  The pump carafe in this hotel breakfast area sounds like Darth Vader breathing, so I cannot be held responsible for my impromptu “I am your father” scene reenactment this morning.

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  Shh. SHHHHH. Tusk by Fleetwood Mac is playing. #SongInMyHead https://youtu.be/ATMR5ettHz8

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  Steadfast Hope Is Terrific #SoHappyItsThursday

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  I just bathed 3 dogs. I’m sweating, but that’s not why my clothes are soaked.

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  Eternal Sunshine Of The Crotchety Mind #GrouchyMovies #HashTagGames

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  Twelve Hangry Men #GrouchyMovies #HashTagGames

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  The Hate-trix #GrouchyMovies #HashTagGames

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  Got some bad news for all you hard of hearing horndogs who keep thinking it’s “erection season”

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  I went to an ASL class public social this evening held in my town by the teacher at the local uni. She’s a Deaf woman whom I’ve known since she was in high school. In fact, I’ve known every Deaf person who showed up tonight for a minimum of 20 years. One, I’ve known for almost 30. Interacting with the students took me back to my first year at the uni, when I met my very first group of Deaf friends. 1989, y’all! I guess time really does fly when you’re having fun. On top of all this, I’m marrie...

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  A shop where you can go to get all your Windows products removed from your computers. Call it DefeneStation

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  When I was a teenager and had a birthday, and my wish was for my adulthood to involve constant screwing, I DID NOT mean like this, and I DID NOT mean by life

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  Starting to think Gromit might be the only one who can save us from the scourge that is AI.

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  Grappa Nuts #IntoxicatingFoods #HashtagGames

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  If people ask me to encapsulate Fedi into two posts, I’d show them one in which a person needed financial help and the response was overwhelming, and one in which someone directly criticized a fantasy artist about the incorrect physics in his 32 year-old painting.

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  When you suddenly realize why your friend Kash wanted *that* rule about FBI disqualifying offenses stricken

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  I’m at the point in life where I believe if you don’t think you’re broken and in need of mending, there’s a 99% chance you’re the problem.

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  Everything reminds me of her

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  I just got word a Deaf friend of mine died today. Rocky and I worked together back in my Vocational Rehabilitation days. He was clever, fun, and single-minded. He was a natural Deaf Interpreter before DI’s were a thing, really. He could get concepts across to the most language-complex people and never once make them feel inferior while he was doing it. He loved his daughter, he treasured his friends, and he made the world better for Deaf people. Thank you for always being yourself, Rocky. Rest w...

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  A talk with a friend this evening has me wanting to remind people of something: if you know someone who’s experienced loss recently, send a message to let them know you’re thinking about them. It doesn’t have to be a grand gesture or some beautiful elegy about the person they lost. Just let them know they’re on your mind, and you’re there to talk if they need it.