Until I came to UPenn for my graduate studies, I hardly participated in any class in the New York City Public School System, Bronx High School of Science, or even Harvard College. You ask, “Why?” It’s because I was often a lone deaf participant in any classroom, and I never had any ‘reasonable accommodations’ such….
No, it has nothing to do with dealing with my hearing loss. It has something to do with milestones. In my own opinion, I count two milestones. I’m at least surviving my lymphoma. I think I’m looking up a bit. On March 9th, I will begin my second chemo treatment. That’s one milestone. The second….
Something unusual had occurred last week at a local grocery store. In the past, I’ve often gone food shopping. I love food shopping, not because I like to eat, but because it’s so relaxing. For example, I don’t have to think about work and I move around at my own pace. It’s also interesting to….
No, it’s not a sequel to the early blog1 with the same title (except for Part 2). No one asked me that question in this blog. But the early blog reminds me of a different but related event. The said event was my and my family’s move from Bethesda to Rockville, MD in the spring of….
I love the sport of baseball. I dreamed of being a professional baseball player, but the dream went out the window at the end of my Little League career after two years. I was about 13 years old at that time. Oh well… I’ve watched baseball on TV countless times, and I’ve jumped as high….
It is an acronym for Children Of Deaf Adults. My wife Denise and I are deaf, and we have twin daughters with hearing. It does not matter whether my girls are hearing or deaf – they are CODAs. It is also the name of a fine movie, starring Marlee Matlin, Troy Kotsur, and Daniel Durant. ….
It grabs your attention, doesn’t it? No, I’m not going into details about my sex life. It’s no one’s business, except that it has produced two beautiful daughters of Denise’s and mine. But earlier this month, something strange had happened. I had an appointment with a urologist. Of course everyone has to wear face masks,….
It all comes to FaceTime conversations with my parents. I’m so happy and so glad that we could see each other as well as converse with each other. FaceTime has been a godsend. In addition, Dad and I love to order and drink special coffees from Starbucks (right now, there’s a competitor for Starbucks –….
As you recall from my blog on Bronx Science, I was discriminated by the chair of the mathematics department at Bronx Science because she didn’t think I was smart enough for a honors mathematics class.1 But that’s not the only time that I had been discriminated at any public school. The first time I was….
I enjoyed my times at the Bronx High School of Science from September 1979 to June 1982. The US News & World Report has acknowledged Bronx Science as one of the top high schools across the nation.1 I almost didn’t get into Bronx Science. In the middle of my eighth grade year at Ryan Junior….