by Leisa A. Hammett | Dec 6, 2012 | All The Rest of Life, Autism/Disability, Midlife and Beyond, Nature, Obama/Politics, Spirituality
We formed a line that started in the restroom and snaked out the door. We were waiting to use the facilities at a special disAbility fundraising event. The floors were littered, the toliet paper chained to the cement block walls and missing in some stalls, which also...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Nov 6, 2012 | All The Rest of Life, Midlife and Beyond, Travel
"You better watch how you ask that question!" Like some ol' crotchety lady, I warned the uber-young, perky, slightly self-conscious co-ed who registered me at the alumni registration table. It'd been 10 years since I'd ventured back to the sleepy...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Nov 3, 2012 | All The Rest of Life, Obama/Politics, Spirituality, Technology/Blogging
We've come a long way since the 80s. I was my parent's daughter then, doing what statistically most offspring do–vote their parent's persuasion. That made me a Republican then. In the political landscape of my memory, it was during the rein of...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Jul 31, 2012 | All The Rest of Life, Autism/Disability, Grief & Loss, Spirituality
One fall-out of all the workshops, classes, conferences and workshops I've attended are the plethora of notes. I have storage bins and shelves of note-crammed journals. Transcribed here, from the little black notebook that hitches a ride in my purse, are these...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Jul 4, 2012 | All The Rest of Life, Art
May your holiday celebrations of our great land be full of amusement! And, God Bless America and ALL Nations of our world! Photo: Williamson County Fair, 2011, ©LeisaHammett.com, "Android-ography," with Pixlr-o-matic app.
by Leisa A. Hammett | Jun 17, 2012 | All The Rest of Life, Art, Grief & Loss
Lucky was the day I discovered the music and songwriting talent of John Mayer. (He's pretty hot, too.) Ahem….I realize he's been in some disturbing controversy in recent years. But the dude can write music. Recently I Googled the spelling of...
