When I tell anyone that I have started a blog, the next question is, 'What's it about?" I was not prepared the first time someone asked me this question and immediately regretted not having an elevator answer ready. "Me," I sheepishly replied and instantly recognizing how egocentric I must sound. "And my family,"I quickly added. I began trying to describe to her in a few simple words why I suddenly felt compelled to start writing. For starters I knew that this was a year tha

The Capitol Crawl is one of the best examples of the power of the people and what an empowered collective voice and action can do to affect change. It's also one of my favorite acts of activism because not only was it brave and muy chingon, it was effective and we are still talking about it 36 years later. Many of the people who were part of the Capitol Crawl are still advocating for people with disabilities and human rights today. On March 12, 1990, over 1,000 people marche

I quickly begin feeling overwhelmed when I think about what to do next. I need a syllabus with chapters, dates and hard deadlines. Some post-its, highlighters and new binder with tabs would be helpful since that's how my GenX brain works best, with lots of office supplies. Moving in general is physically and emotionally draining anyway but relocating to another state is a whole new level of challenge. Our family of nine, okay it's really six humans and three dogs, has a lot o