by Randy Earle | Sep 19, 2013 | Relationships, Uncategorized
I first heard Ray LaMontagne’s haunting ballad, “Trouble,” at Caffe Umbria’s espresso bar on Occidental Place. Obsessed, with the lyrics on a loop in my head, I had to have the CD. “Listen, just listen,” I said to Leslie....
by Randy Earle | Sep 17, 2013 | Access, Disability, Uncategorized, Wheelchair
Nothing shifts perspective quite like a sudden change in mobility, and I’m always curious about how people process those changes. So I rushed to connect with a woman sporting an ankle boot as I rolled home with Gus who pulled to make contact, too. She told me...
by Randy Earle | Sep 9, 2013 | AMN, Relationships, Uncategorized
On my birthday, many years ago, I remember one particular pronouncement from one particular neurologist, “This won’t kill you,” this being my condition, Adrenomyeloneuropathy. The delivery was brusque but honest. Hearing it was a relief at the time. It moved me from...
by Randy Earle | Aug 10, 2013 | Relationships, Uncategorized
This is not a typical romance. I didn’t fall on one knee to ask Leslie to marry me, even though that move was somewhat possible twenty years ago. It was a drawn-out discussion, the question of what we might be to each other, beginning with her rather pointed...
by Randy Earle | Aug 4, 2013 | Access, Uncategorized
I followed the Peanuts as a kid, from comic strips and television specials to birthday cards and stuffed animals. Their adventures spoke to me: the remote teacher, the sports trials, the neighborhood sparring. I reserved a special place for Snoopy. Flying Ace defeats...
by Randy Earle | Jul 22, 2013 | Access, Innovation, Uncategorized
Conferences don’t have to be a full-contact sport. Case in point: the ASHOKO Youth Venture Showcase which “supports youth to create positive social change through the application of business principles.” Aspirational goals. Individual action. Civic...
by Randy Earle | Jul 9, 2013 | AMN, Uncategorized
It passed without notice, July 1st, the anniversary of my formal diagnosis that gave my increasing mobility problems and troubling physical symptoms a whopper of a name. Adrenomyeloneuropathy. Does this moment deserve notice? I’m ambivalent. It wasn’t a...
by Randy Earle | Jun 23, 2013 | Access, AMN, Disability, Innovation, Uncategorized, Wheelchair
A wheel that folds. Why would you want a wheel that folds? If you sit where I sit, why wouldn’t you? From process to product, I love everything about MORPH folding wheels, especially after handling them today. This invention hinges upon advocacy. Duncan...
by Randy Earle | Jun 22, 2013 | AMN, Uncategorized
My first dear Corgi, Vippy, was a yearling when I was diagnosed with Adrenomyloneuropathy in 1996. Walks with him were slow affairs. Partly because he was seriously sniffy and a bit of a garbage mouth. Partly because I was dragging myself in those early days of my...
by Randy Earle | Jun 17, 2013 | Access, Innovation, Relationships, Uncategorized
“Social Media + Traditional Media = Crazy Awesome!” Sponsored by Net Squared Greater Seattle. Location: Northwest Work Lofts, 3131 Western Avenue, Suite 303, Seattle, WA. I’m trying to improve my social media skills, and I’m intrigued by...
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