An Update

Hey there whynotrachel readers.  I have not forgotten about the blog.  Thank you for the emails asking where I’ve been, how cool to have people asking after you! 

Here’s what’s up:

Writing:

I’ve been writing up a storm and have been seeing a small shift in the book. I will address this shift, at length, in future posts.  If you want to be directly involved in what’s happening with the book, please join in my conference calls.

Conference Call

If you would like to ba a part of the teleconference call tomorrow (Saturday August 23rd) at 3:00PM ET, be sure to go to the contact link and email me.  I’ll write you back with the phone number and access code you need to join in.  We’ll be talking about the the line between support and rescuing. 

Art Studio

I’ve decided to move out of my art studio.  It’s a good move but a lot of work.  If you want to see my artwork or read about the studio closing click HERE.  I’m doing a big purge of my finished work, so now is the time to get a great deal on a piece!

Rach

Paralympic Glory

Today the Olympic Games open in Beijing, China.  What you may or may not know is that there is another Olympic games.  Every four years, elite athletes with disabilities compete in the international competition known at the Paralympic Games.   People compete for gold, silver and bronze medals.

This years Paralympics will be held in Beijing, China from September 6 – 17, 2008.   

See if you can figure out what sports the following pictographs represent. Click HERE for the answers and to learn more about the Paralympic Games.

     

  

  

July 23rd – ?

Hello from the road.  We have been on a crazy road trip since July 23rd.  We’ve gone from Orlando FL, all the way to upstate NY.  Along for the ride is Sammy our 12 year old hound who…does not love taking rides.  Want to know way to0 much about our trip, then click here.

It’s really been a great trip even with Sammy’s bitching.  We are do home Sunday or maybe Monday.  No clean cloths left so we thought it was time to get home.

 

The trip was for my painter husband to gather more source images for his work.  We saw so much beauty I think he will have material for years to come. 

We got an unintended education on this trip. It happened like this; When hotel/motel clerks see me they go and put us up in handicapped rooms.  Rooms that are designed mostly for wheelchair users, but whatever.  What surprised us is how often they we so poorly thought through. 

A motel we stayed at, a gross place really, had an AC unit so high up on the wall, I couldn’t even reach it, how are most chair users suppose to make that scank room at least a pleasant temperature?

Another room had the easy-in shower stall but the water controls were placed in an inaccessible location.  Think people, what’s so hard?   All the rooms had a lip at the door entrance that may or may not have been an issue.

I wonder how wide spread a problem this is.  Are many places not as accessible as they claim?