This coming weekend, I’ll be competing in a speech competition. I’ve given this particular speech twice already, with some refinement between the first and second…
Category: Groping for Focus
There aren’t many visually impaired writers with a transplanted kidney and pancreas around. In recent years, I’ve learned how to celebrate my unique situation and have a little fun with it. Fortunately, I lived in a college town in the Ozarks where quirky and creative are encouraged. I write about life here, being middle-aged, my health issues and the challenges I face. I chose the name Groping for Focus because 1. If you’re legally blind, you do grope around to find things. And 2. My eyes may not be able to focus, but I seek clarity on a deeper level. I’ve had to adjust to several surprising situations life has thrown at me. Come along for the ride, take a look into a very unusual, inspiring life, and learn some lessons along with me.
Perfect timing. I’ve been feeling a sense of relief and accomplishment all day. It was one year ago today that I had my last chemotherapy…
It sounds like the setup of an off-color joke (of which I am a fan). “A legally blind guy goes to an art museum and…
This year started terrible and gradually improved. Most years, there are plenty of ups and downs. If you were to graph how I felt in…
World Café Live is a restaurant and live music venue in the same building as an NPR station. It’s an interesting way to showcase talent…
OK, it’s a catchy headline, but I don’t want it for a new nickname. Recently, I took a vacation to Philly. It was the first…
Last night, a friend of mine said, “It’s almost winter again. Seem like it was just last week.” Most years I agree with that sentiment.…
Sorry for the absence the past few weeks. I thought I had made the following post, which I wrote a week or two ago. I…
September 25, 1991I’d been in Austin since the beginning of June, working as an outside sales rep. My territory was southwest Austin–everything south of the…
This post is a couple of weeks late. I was in a funk for a few weeks, feeling pretty overwhelmed by how fast the publishing…