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Sunday, September 12, 2004

5 Reasons Japan was Better than Canada

(Why I enjoyed the World Assembly in Sapporo, Japan better than the World Summit in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada ) v Annie, my PCA on the trip, was a good friend who had worked for me for more than a year as well as activist who had previously traveled internationally. v It felt like a foreign... Sign in to see full entry.

6 Reasons Canada was Better Than Japan

(Why I enjoyed the World Summit in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada better than the World Assembly in Sapporo, Japan ) My power wheelchair came English is an national language in Canada Curb cuts, automatic doors, and other modern structural access features There was a women’s social gathering (where we... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, August 31, 2004

Don't Vote for George W. Bush If...

You're gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgendered because he thinks you're an abomination out to destroy marriage and corrupt children. You're disabled because cuts in public healthcare funding, the institutional bias, and the reduction of other necessary assistance programs are killing us. You're a... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, August 30, 2004

10 Signs I Could Have Carried at the Anti-Bush/Anti-RNC Protests

This Future New Yorker Wants to Preemptively Evict the RNC from Her City Don't let our Democratic Republic Become a Republican Empire Rolling to the Polls to Banish Bush! Mr. Bush, How Dare You Use My Friend's Death to Get (Re) Elected! Money for Attendant Care NOT More Cowboy Inspired Warfare It's... Sign in to see full entry.

3 Olympic Moments I Could Have Done Without

v Iranian Arash Miresmaili, world judo champion and his country’s flag barer in the opening ceremonies, withdrawals from the Olympics rather than face an Israeli opponent. v US gymnast Blaine Wilson publicly accuses competition judge Sawao Kato of cheating after falling from the high bar while... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, August 26, 2004

Defining the Olympic Sprit- Day 13

I even more awed the difficulty of group synchronized swimming than by the duets I saw earlier this week. It’s hard to get 8 bodies to look like carbon copies, especially when diving, flipping, and dancing in and often under water. I was surprised by the speed of field hockey which I used to watch... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, August 25, 2004

Defining the Olympic Spirit- Day 12

I was finally well enough to go out, so the sunshine seduced me away from Olympic viewing. But I saw some beach and traditional men’s volleyball ( what butts! ) and the synchronized swimming finals which were really amazing. That may not look hard, but it is! One commentator described a synchro... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, August 24, 2004

Defining the Olympic Spirit- Day 11

Today, I mourned the gold medal qualifying loss of the Iraqi soccer team, but smiled to think they’ll still go for bronze. I watched men’s Greco Roman wrestling (for the first time ever), synchronized swimming, and equestrian show jumping. I was awed by the stamina of decathletes. But the three... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, August 23, 2004

Defining the Olympic Spirit- Day 10

Today was a busy day for me. I went to Amtrak to pick up a no-show employee (boo!) and met with a man willing to deliver my Ugandan relief supplies to Boston for shipping (yay!). But I still managed to catch: Ø US softball cruising to gold medal victory in a 5-1 defeat of Australia under the... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, August 22, 2004

Defining the Olympic Spirit- Day 9

Because I was so ill and lethargic (boy am I sick and tired of being sick and tired), I hardly paid attention to Athens today. I saw a bit of softball and a few volleyball serves, but really only watched my favorite sport, gymnastics. Lucky for me, despite Svetlana Khorkina’s fall from both grace (... Sign in to see full entry.

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