Stuck in the Middle

Just finished reading this. I highly recommend it.

Sun, 02 Dec 2012 20:45:35 -0500

Just finished reading this. I highly recommend it.

Finished the Bend Ale Trail - 10 Breweries over two days....

Sat, 24 Nov 2012 23:04:05 -0500

Finished the Bend Ale Trail - 10 Breweries over two days. Amazing.

Hiking at Tumalo Falls in Bend, OR.

Sat, 24 Nov 2012 12:31:17 -0500

Hiking at Tumalo Falls in Bend, OR.

cityyear: Tomorrow is our second application deadline for the 2013-2014 school year! Apply now.

Wed, 14 Nov 2012 18:22:35 -0500

cityyear:

Tomorrow is our second application deadline for the 2013-2014 school year!

Apply now.

This is my friend Evan. Here’s my interview with him on my...

Mon, 12 Nov 2012 19:39:27 -0500

This is my friend Evan. Here’s my interview with him on my blog.

My blog sucks compared to his blog. You should look at that instead. He’s becomingbionic.tumblr.com.

I still get to wear uniform on Fridays as an HQ staff member....

Fri, 09 Nov 2012 10:00:08 -0500

I still get to wear uniform on Fridays as an HQ staff member. That’s a pretty cool thing.

Still so psyched on how election night went.

Thu, 08 Nov 2012 19:25:00 -0500

Still so psyched on how election night went.

barackobama: Right around this time four years ago. Let’s do...

Mon, 05 Nov 2012 19:54:05 -0500

barackobama:

Right around this time four years ago. Let’s do this again.

trextrying: T-Rex Trying To Go Trick Or Treating… #TRexTrying...

Wed, 24 Oct 2012 18:28:15 -0400

trextrying:

T-Rex Trying To Go Trick Or Treating…

#TRexTrying #HMNS

thedailywhat: Dear Ann Coulter of the Day: After Ann...

Wed, 24 Oct 2012 18:04:52 -0400

thedailywhat:

Dear Ann Coulter of the Day: After Ann Coulter referred to President Obama as a retard in a tweet during Monday night’s presidential debate, Special Olympics athlete and global messenger John Franklin Stephens penned her this open letter:

Dear Ann Coulter,

Come on Ms. Coulter, you aren’t dumb and you aren’t shallow. So why are you continually using a word like the R-word as an insult?

I’m a 30 year old man with Down syndrome who has struggled with the public’s perception that an intellectual disability means that I am dumb and shallow. I am not either of those things, but I do process information more slowly than the rest of you. In fact it has taken me all day to figure out how to respond to your use of the R-word last night.

I thought first of asking whether you meant to describe the President as someone who was bullied as a child by people like you, but rose above it to find a way to succeed in life as many of my fellow Special Olympians have.

Then I wondered if you meant to describe him as someone who has to struggle to be thoughtful about everything he says, as everyone else races from one snarkey sound bite to the next.

Finally, I wondered if you meant to degrade him as someone who is likely to receive bad health care, live in low grade housing with very little income and still manages to see life as a wonderful gift.

Because, Ms. Coulter, that is who we are – and much, much more.

After I saw your tweet, I realized you just wanted to belittle the President by linking him to people like me. You assumed that people would understand and accept that being linked to someone like me is an insult and you assumed you could get away with it and still appear on TV.

I have to wonder if you considered other hateful words but recoiled from the backlash.

Well, Ms. Coulter, you, and society, need to learn that being compared to people like me should be considered a badge of honor.

No one overcomes more than we do and still loves life so much.

Come join us someday at Special Olympics. See if you can walk away with your heart unchanged.

A friend you haven’t made yet, John Franklin Stephens Global Messenger Special Olympics Virginia

[specialolympicsblog]

trextrying: T-Rex Trying to Take his own Profile...

Wed, 10 Oct 2012 20:58:11 -0400

trextrying:

T-Rex Trying to Take his own Profile Pic…

#TRexTrying

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Wed, 10 Oct 2012 20:19:04 -0400

"In November of 1999, Bush was asked in a Pizza Hut survey what his “favorite books from..."

Sat, 22 Sep 2012 11:36:35 -0400

“

In November of 1999, Bush was asked in a Pizza Hut survey what his “favorite books from childhood” were. The person who filled out the survey (presumably it was a member of his staff) did not interpret the question to ask about Bush’s favorite book as a child but rather his favorite children’s book.

The answer? The Very Hungry Caterpillar which was published in 1969, while Bush was in college.

”

- The Press Effect

Reading that made me laugh out loud - but also makes me so sad to think about the 2000 election.

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Sat, 22 Sep 2012 09:28:44 -0400

good: September’s 30 Days of GOOD Challenge: Digital Makeover...

Tue, 04 Sep 2012 20:12:32 -0400

good:

September’s 30 Days of GOOD Challenge: Digital Makeover #30DaysofGOOD

For this month’s 30 Days of GOOD challenge, we’re going to focus on improving the way we use technology.

trextrying: T-Rex Trying to Drink from a Water...

Tue, 04 Sep 2012 17:56:20 -0400

trextrying:

T-Rex Trying to Drink from a Water Fountain…

#TRexTrying

carlovely: new drinking game: step 1: tape a mustache to your...

Thu, 23 Aug 2012 20:32:00 -0400

carlovely:

new drinking game:

step 1: tape a mustache to your TV.

step 2: drink when it lines up to someone’s face.

via

Totally did this with my roommates in San Jose…

americorpsesl: Power of the individual. We each make an...

Mon, 20 Aug 2012 21:10:49 -0400

americorpsesl:

Power of the individual. We each make an impact!

aplacetolovedogs: Submitted by Genevieve L: The fawn boxer is...

Mon, 20 Aug 2012 21:08:55 -0400

aplacetolovedogs:

Submitted by Genevieve L:

The fawn boxer is mine and the white boxer is my first actual rescue now named Brewster. When I first saw Brewster it was on a Facebook link of dogs in need at Lancaster pound in California. My heart melted and I couldn’t sit around and let them destroy him. I made the choice to drive 5 hours down to Lancaster to pull him, not knowing anything about him. I paid for him and had to come back two days later to pick him up. The next trip my parents went with me. He was in worse condition than before and had no reaction to anything. He was severely depressed and my heart was aching for him.

Getting him rehabilitated was trying, but it didn’t take long before he loved everything and everyone. Rescue organizations put up courtesy posts for me and I found him the most wonderful home! He now is around people and other dogs everyday, getting to go to the beach, and plays with as many toys as his heart desires. :) The family is truly amazing and it all started by them looking to adopt rather than buy. As you can see here he is a looker and he knows it. It was the best thing I have ever done and I hope to one day have my own rescue and place more dogs like Brewster into their furever homes!!!

Original Article

Psyched to see another white boxer rescued!

Wedding favor from my cousin’s wedding - love these!

Sat, 18 Aug 2012 13:03:53 -0400

Wedding favor from my cousin’s wedding - love these!