“It’s been a long time, I shouldn’t have left you…without a dope beat to step to…”

                                                                                                    -Eric B and Rakim

P-NUT ALERT!

This pint-sized peanut of a pumpkin’s name is Stella.  I was recently lucky enough to find some fantastic photos of Stella and her walker taken by her professional photog Mom, (and fellow native Midwesterner), Sarah.  (Check out Sarah’s lovely pictures on flickr:   http://www.flickr.com/photos/sweetiepeatie/ ).  Sarah has graciously given me permission to use photos of little Stella because she agrees that Stella deserves better.  (I have zero photography or photoshop capabilities, so please pardon the grainy nature and poor crop job of the above photo.  I was trying to adjust it so that Stella was larger than life, and obviously failed miserably!  The way-better original photo can be found on Sarah’s flickr page.)

Seriously.  Look at her sweet face and her grin!  Her smiling eyes shine as brightly as the bold colors on her shawl.  Stella is indeed picture-perfect in every way, but her walking aid leaves her looking less “sunny”, and less “able” than she really is!  Stella’s walker should be totally pimped out with bright colors, fun textures, and it should even play music, or light-up or something!  Imagine what her beaming face would look like if she could sport an attention-grabbing, sassier walker.  The possibilities for aesthetic improvement are endless, I say! 

There is no question that Stella is my new, little “mini-muse” in my continued quest to change an entire industry.  Seeing her picture has re-awakened much of the passion that I had lost since I started out with this lofty goal a year or two ago.   I am determined to find more creative ways to access funding for my various projects related to creating more digable devices.  Stella deserves as least as much, don’tcha think?

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Well, y’all–I’m officially back, so check the blog often, and keep an eye out for a new page on this site that I’ll be adding soon. The new page will feature pictures/videos of people, assistive devices, and whatever else I think you’d enjoy visually checking out.  I don’t have a name for the page yet, but I’ll let you know when it’s up, mmmmkay?  (I’m nixing the current ”forum” page, ’cause it gets used so infrequently…)

Missed you all, and I’m stoked about being back with a renewed sense of purpose and vision.  There’s nothing quite like an image of a happy munchkin like little Stella to keep directing me towards my goals and dreams. 

As always, I welcome your comments, questions and whatever else you’d like to share.  It’s good to be back!