During our department meeting at work today, I was afforded an opportunity I couldn’t resist.
I work in health insurance and one of the presenters was talking about the different levels of urgency for authorization requests. ”Medical urgency is the highest level and is given the most attention. These are usually life or limb situations. [...]
Swinging has never been one of my favorite things to do.
For one, I’m afraid of heights. The higher I get, the less fun I have.
Also, I get motion sickness pretty easily.
Wow…I’m super fun!
Regardless of my enjoyment level, I am able to swing.
And jump off without ending-up on America’s Funniest Videos.
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My wife and I were walking through the mall together when out of nowhere I hear, “Ryan Haack?!” Since that’s my name, I looked in the direction the voice came from. A young woman stood there smiling and waving. ”Hi!” I said. I didn’t say her name. I couldn’t remember it. Eventually I figured out [...]
It’s an amazing world we live in now. People everywhere are able to connect instantly. I just saw my friend Molly introduce two people to one another on Facebook in a single post. And with online forums, chat groups and communities, someone in North Dakota can simply ask if anybody around them has a limb [...]
“We concede the precarious position of living a difficult life and affirming our bodies as whole, good and beautiful.” – Nancy Eiesland in The Disabled God
The Disabled God by Nancy Eiesland is a difficult read.
But, it’s worth it.
In it, Eiesland “draws on the themes and advances of the disability rights [...]
Today was amazing.
And yes, this post is going to be mostly self-serving, but gosh dang, I’m excited. Also, I’m dramatic.
Today I spoke to my first class (of 3rd graders) about treating others with physical differences respectfully. We talked about how it’s natural to notice differences, but not ok to [...]
Tony Memmel played a show in Madison, WI last night and it was awesome.
I could basically end the post there, but I won’t.
It was a blast to connect with Tony again and finally meet his beautiful and talented wife, Lesleigh! They are just such kind and down-to-earth people. Plus, his beard…I’m [...]
Listen.
I fully understand this is kind of nasty. The sound of nails being clipped is like nails on a chalkboard to me. When people do it at work (WHY??) I walk around to find the culprit and then judge them in my mind. Seriously.
That said, I’ve had numerous requests to see how I [...]
That was insane.
I just got back from a bar where I watched MMA up-and-comer Nick Newell win his fight to remain undefeated. 7-0, baby. And honestly, I don’t know how he did it. How he got out of the second round and managed to actually win the third is mind-boggling. The win was a [...]
