Guest guest Posted June 2, 2008 Report Share Posted June 2, 2008 The Cab Ride The Cab Ride Twenty years ago, I drove a cab for a living.One night I took a fare at 2:30 am, when I arrived to collect, the building was dark except for a single light in a ground floor window.Under these circumstances, many drivers would just honk once.But I had seen too many impoverished people who depended on taxis as their only means of transportation.Unless a situation smelled of danger, I always went to the door.This passenger might be someone who needs my assistance, I reasoned to myself.So I walked to the door and knocked. Click here to read the full story... The Cab Ride You Shall Not Insult the Deaf 'You Shall Not Insult the Deaf' I had always resisted writing about Dad's deafness, but when he was in a serious car accident, my writing helped me cope. By Lilit Marcus A high school guidance counselor urged me to apply for a college scholarship for people who had "overcome tremendous disadvantages" while pursuing an education. He told me that if I wrote an essay about how difficult it was to grow up with hearing-impaired parents (deaf father, hard-of-hearing mother), I’d be a "shoo-in" to win. Click here to read the full story... You Shall Not Insult the Deaf Last Words Last Words H. L. “Bud” Tenney I had been home from work for about fifteen or twenty minutes, when my older son came in from playing—looking very serious. He was only six years old at the time. Our younger son Mark, who is two and a half years younger, was right behind him.I was watching the evening news on television when came in and stood right in front of me. I have to admit that my thoughts were rambling between the news and . I knew he had something on his mind, and he knew he could talk to me about anything. He also thought I had the answers to everything. Click here to read the complete story... Last Words Aseem Kaistha It's your attitude and not your aptitude that determines your altitude. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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