Archive for July, 2008
Fútball Footage
7.23.08 at 12:49 pm by Blake
I’m finally getting around to posting the videos from our power soccer practice. I put three different clips in one video, complete with narration. It shows what I think was our best practice to date (I missed last practice, shame on me). We learned a little strategy about positioning on the court. The previously mentioned [...]
Don’t listen to me, I’m just scared
7.18.08 at 3:34 pm by Blake
Whether it be at a hospital, a doctor’s office, or in the comfort of my own home, I often find myself relying on others to physically transfer, lift, or otherwise assist me in some way. And it usually works out fine. But when it doesn’t, the consequences are not good at all.
I had an attendant [...]
How to cough like you mean it
7.16.08 at 7:43 pm by Blake
I’m getting over an upper respitory infection. It was not the best timing, considering my meeting and future interview with Apple. I’ve had a rather hard time coughing up the secretions. Many of the parents who have commented on my previous posts will be familiar with this problem. Kids with SMA type 1 use several [...]
Let’s talk about opportunity
7.14.08 at 9:58 pm by Blake
Today, I went to a hiring seminar hosted by Apple. If you haven’t yet heard the news, Mississippi is getting an Apple Retail Store at the Renaissance at Colony Park in Ridgeland. This is a huge, huge opportunity for me. I found out that they have a group focused on serving small to medium-sized businesses. [...]
Disabled people are funny looking
7.10.08 at 9:06 pm by Blake
Or at least now they can be.
I’m going to do some market testing with a product idea that I hope will not destroy the readership this blog is suppose to serve. About a month ago, my brother and I stumbled upon an idea. It was funny. To us. Then we thought, “There’s millions of people [...]
It’s all about me
7.8.08 at 10:20 pm by Blake
I’ve been a little secretive about myself. I didn’t do it intentionally, I was just procrastinating writing the two new sections you should notice in the menu bar above. I’ve written about myself and my disability. I will likely add to these pages as I find it appropriate.
In short, I’m a graduate student at Mississippi [...]
Which one?
7.7.08 at 3:55 pm by Blake
A couple of ideas have been floating around in my head for a few days now. I recently received a comment on my post (well, my brother’s) about Joseph Smith. The commenter is the mother of two sons, one of which is three and a half years old and has Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) type [...]
Joseph Smith and his will to survive
7.5.08 at 6:35 pm by Blake
Note: The following article was written by Matt Watson, my brother, as an assignment for an interviewing class at Mississippi State University. Matt and the Smith family have given me permission to post the article.
Joseph Bennett Smith is nearing his second birthday, which promises to be festive, happy, emotional and for many, nothing less than [...]
Viva la Vida
7.1.08 at 4:13 pm by Blake
My birthday was June 24. Friends and family have now all figured out that the easiest thing to get me is an iTunes gift card. So I’ve been looking for music. A friend gave me Coldplay’s new album, Viva la Vida. In fact, as I write this, my typing is being slowed because I keep [...]