Recently, a deafwoman emailed me to say she enjoyed my audio blog. Enjoyed itbecause I included text bits that allowed her to pick up the jest of what I was talking about. The text bits are not verbatim transcripts but often amplify a point in the audio.

I don't like to tackle disability head on. It's a tricky mindfield issue. Often the "dis"abled don't themselves know all the answers but can be quick to get perturbed if you offend one of their sacred cows. Call a visually impaired person blind and see what happens or vice versa.

Read Too Late to Die Young and see for yourself what you think. She has no use for Jerry's MDA Telethon even though it raises zillions because of the stereotype images it sends out. BTW, Dr. Peter Singer is an Australian-born philosopher based at Princeton (where I'd never get in even to clean the toilets) who says that parents should decide if their severely disabled newborns should live. He figures since we have abortion, euthanasia, and birth control, why not. Sometimes, I think The Ivory Tower should stay in the clouds debating and having mind-gasms while us dumb-asses get on with life! It's people like Singer and that Shockley entity who make me glad the genius sperm bank idea in the late 70s and 80s went bust. Maybe, the Feteral Sperm Reserve flopped?

IMAGINE That!