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Tag Archives: Nanaimo
Is Home Where You Live…
“Perhaps home is not a place but simply an irrevocable condition” – James Baldwin Have you ever had one of those mornings where you wake up and the first thought out of your head is “damn it”. And you start to … Continue reading
Posted in Disability, Personal Life, Philosophy, seniors
Tagged access, belief systems, Calgary, cognition, Gregorian Chants, James Baldwin, moving, Nanaimo, Philosophy, polio, survivors, Terry Wiens
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On Being a Victim
“You can slowly ease into being a victim or you can accept being a victim, the only difference is the level of fight” – Terry Wiens (2018) I had a very hard time falling asleep last night and was plagued … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, Personal Life, Politics
Tagged activism, BC Residential Tenancy Act, Colten Boushie, Columbine, First Nations, Florida shooting, groupthink, Kent State massacre, Marjory Douglas Stoneman High School, martyrs, Nanaimo, NRA, Sandy Hook, seniors, social media, survivors, Terry Wiens, victims
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A Hostage of Circumstance
“The biggest restriction to independence for the disabled is the perception of retaliation for speaking out” – Terry Wiens (2018) I am so pissed off right now I need to speak out. I have been a hostage of circumstance for … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, Disability, Personal Life, Politics
Tagged access, activism, ADA, Disability, Kent Hehr, Nanaimo, polio, Robin Cavendish, Terry Wiens
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The Christmas Conundrum
“God bless us everyone” – Tiny Tim from Charles Dickens “Christmas Carol Christmas is a very mixed time for me. My analogy is like comparing a good White Spruce Christmas tree to an artificial tree. By the time I was … Continue reading
Posted in Disability, health, Personal Life, Philosophy
Tagged Christmas, Disability, independent living, Nanaimo, Philosophy, polio, Terry Wiens
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Blogging Isn’t Journalism
“Rational discussion is useful only when there is a significant base of shared assumptions” – Noam Chomsky I don’t pretend to be a journalist but the world of social media has suddenly turned everyone with a keyboard into a “journalist”. … Continue reading
A Disability of Convenience
“A people that values its privileges above its principles soon loses both” – Dwight D. Eisenhower I have been trying to remain non-political for a number of months now due, in part, to the sad state we find ourselves in … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, Disability, Politics
Tagged Disability, Doug Mowat, Kent Hehr, Michelle Stilwell, Nanaimo, position of privilege, Roy Moore, Terry Wiens, Thalidomide
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The Poster Child Philosophy
“A commitment made to a child should be a commitment for life” – Terry Wiens (on the subject of Poster Children) How many times does a picture of some cute animal or cute child show up on your Facebook wall? … Continue reading
