Grace grins silly at the annual Mayors Advisory Committee for People with Disabilities. Her, mixed media work, above her, was eventually purchased by Vanderbilt Kennedy Center and given to former NFL Miami Dolfin Hall of Famer, Dan Marino who founded the Marino Foundation. Photo: Vanderbilt Kennedy Center. Pictured here at about age 8.
Something different. That's right, Dear Readers. This month, it may not look too terribly different to you, but oh, it is to me. I try to post a week at a time, but the book complicated that and I found myself more than a couple of nights before a M-W-F post dog tired and at the keyboard when sleep long ago beckoned.
I got this idea from one of my favorite blogs, Chookooloonks, who got the idea at Hippy Urban Girl. HUG's author write that the month is supposed to be about slowing down and enjoying Life. (When we know that's seldom the case.) But a band a bloggers, nationwide, if not worldwide, are signing up to kinda sign off, at least a little, this month. More photos, less writing. And, as cool, Hippy Urban Girl explains, each blogger creates their own rules as to how often they post, (I'll continue three times a week within my core themes of "Autism, Art and All the Rest of Life,") and how much they choose write. (By the time I joined this third week of the month, I had at least two time-sensitive pre-posts that will have their usual word contribution.)
So, the above, is some GraceArt, on this Wednesday, when I typically cover Autism/DisAbility issues. We are working on our new site at the time of this writing. We're getting there….Enjoy.
And, listen or read here for a brief mother-son interview on Story Corps via NPR's Morning Edition about having a special needs sibling. Short. Grab-a-tissue-touching.
What a sweet picture of Grace in front of a stunning work of art. Enjoy a little slow down time, if you can, during what’s left of this year!
Thank you, Nancy! I AM slowing down! Feeling down right la-zy.
, I probably forogt a few points. Firstly, yes this isn’t necessarily a direct question, more of a debate as to the misconceptions of marijuana. Also, marijuana is widely viewed as the gateway drug. A lot of statistics on this idea are heavily twisted around. For example, you might hear a fact telling you that 80% of crack and heroin addicts admitted to smoking marijuana before. A misconception with facts like these are the way you look at the numbers. Approximately 83 million people have smoked marijuana at least once in their lifetime. While only approximately 2-3 million people have used cocaine in their lifetime. That means about 96% of the population that tried marijuana did not end up using other heavier drugs like cocaine. Therefore, marijuana being the gateway drug is incorrect.Also, Michael Bay is a director. He directed the two of the biggest blockbusters in hollywood history (Titanic and Avatar) but not everyone likes his work. Just an analogy I used to explain marijuana is a hobby like movies and food. Some people may like it, some won’t. Many of us love chocolate, and I sometimes cannot resist a bar of chocolate (or a joint of marijuana) which might make you think you’re addicted to a certain food, video game, or other hobby when really you enjoy it so much you just don’t want to stop. But if my family and friends were to tell me a certain hobby of mine is ruining my life I would stop. Anything can be addictive, it’s about being responsible.