Topic: Thoughts

Birds of a feather flock together

Aug 19, 2008 11:42 pm by: Blake Watson

A strange thing happened in the bookstore today. I joined some friends for coffee and conversation. What could be strange about that, you ask? Well, I noticed we all had disabilities and used wheelchairs. It became momentarily awkward to me. All the disabled people were hanging out with each other. Almost like we didn’t have [...]

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Hate propaganda on deviantART

Aug 12, 2008 11:38 am by: Blake Watson

I was taking a look at my blog stats this morning. Someone found my blog searching for “Why we hate disabled people.” It always cracks me up when I read search terms that people have used and found my blog. I Googled the phrase out of boredom and curiosity. Here is an excerpt from the [...]

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Back 2 School, everybody’s doing it

Aug 11, 2008 4:42 pm by: Blake Watson

From coast to coast, kindergarten to college, it’s that time again. That’s right Stair-haters, it’s school time. My brother and I got moved in to our apartments on campus this past Saturday. Classes begin a week from today. I’ll be using this week to get books, set schedules, break in the new attendants, get parking [...]

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Which one?

Jul 7, 2008 3:55 pm by: Blake Watson

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 [...]

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Standing on the promises

Jun 29, 2008 9:44 pm by: Blake Watson

Today marks my first Sunday of writing I hate stairs. God has blessed me richly. If it wasn’t for Him, I would not be where I am today. Through the work of many brothers and sisters in Christ, as well as many others, sufficient funds were raised to build me and my brother a wheelchair [...]

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They’re everywhere

Jun 28, 2008 6:48 pm by: Blake Watson

Beginning a blog about disability has sparked an interest in what other people with disabilities are writing about. I’ve been putting together a collection in my del.icio.us bookmarks tagged “stairhaters.” Now that I have seen what all is out there, I now realize that what I thought was a unique idea is, well, not all [...]

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Does the system want me on or off?

Jun 23, 2008 5:29 pm by: Blake Watson

I’m nearing my last year of school. This time next year, I hope to be employed. The taxpayers of Mississippi and the nation have helped me with the cost of attendants and the cost of my education. I am grateful, and I am ready to get a job and put back into the system. That’s [...]

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Why I hate stairs, an introduction

Jun 22, 2008 10:25 pm by: Blake Watson

It’s a trick question really. Fact is, I don’t necessarily hate stairs. Being that I use a wheelchair to get around, stairs represent an obstacle which I must avoid or overcome. But I don’t necessarily hate obstacles either. When you overcome them, they make you a better person than you were before. “So what’s with [...]

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