Hell And High Water
Oh. My. God. Are several of you still trying to make it to the office this morning? I knew I really shouldn’t have slept in a little this morning, but at the same time, I’m kind of glad I did. You probably know by now that the Archives-Navy Memorial and Federal Triangle stations were closed [...]
Weekend Getaways?
So I’m off to a beachfront condo rental in Ocean City, Delaware for the weekend. As a kid who grew up one mile from the Pacific Ocean all his life, I’m very excited to see what the other coast has to offer. I hear it’s full of nonexistent waves, warm ocean water, something called a [...]
Wishing And Hoping For Metered Taxis
Oh! Good news! The D.C. Taxicab Commission is considering dropping the zoned fare system in favor of a metered fare scheme. Pah. How many of you have successfully deciphered the zone map? I consider myself well-versed in cartolology (the study of maps), but I am just stumped by the zone map. I blame this inability [...]
Hearing Aid Assistance Tax Credit Act
A local deaf citizen (Tim Riker) tipped me off to a important bill going through Congress — the Hearing Aid Assistance Tax Credit Act. In essence, the Act would allow for up to a $500 tax credit in the year that you purchase hearing aids. This only applies if you buy it yourself, naturally. See [...]
The Most Hilarious Deaf Videos Ever
There’s been so much discussion of supposed “divisions” within the deaf community lately (oral vs. ASL, educated vs. grassroots etc.) that it’s all gone into sheer absurdity. Filmmaker Wayne Betts, Jr., apparently agrees, and developed three knee-slappin’-funny videos illustrating excellent caricatures of pretty much all of these “divisions.” As a friend said, they’re “genius-funny.” Need [...]
Hobo Homunculus
I’m sitting on an orange seat, on the Orange Line, eating an orange. I know you’re not supposed to eat on the Metro but what are they going to do, arrest me? Ah, they do arrest people who eat on the Metro–never mind. So, I was eating my orange and locked eyes with a hobo. [...]
They Are Out Of Touch
No, not Gallaudet. The government. I’ve now become convinced that it’s not only the President that has a warped sense of law and order. The behavior by several Congressional leaders in response to the FBI raid on the office of Representative Jefferson (D-LA) has been appalling. Rep. Jefferson, via a wiretap, was caught taking bribes [...]
The Arlington Horror
For D.C. residents like me, going to Virginia is just weird. Suddenly you’re surrounded by much-wider streets with names, brand-name superstores that you had all but forgot, and Metro station posts that have just one color band. Maryland is equally strange. Past Bethesda and Silver Spring, I am immediately thrust into resplendent pastures of startlingly [...]
Fernandes Resigns As Provost
In a statement released by Gallaudet, the Board of Trustees, at the conclusion of their two-day semi-annual meeting, announced that Dr. Jane Fernandes will immediately step down as Provost “to allow for the transition to her presidency. Dr. Fernandes will concentrate her work to carefully review all of the issues brought up during the lst [...]
Now What?
Graduation is today. Hundreds of students are about to get their hard-won degrees–bachelor’s, master’s, and Ph.D’s. It’s one of the proudest days in a student’s life, but today’s graduation at Gallaudet University comes amid extraordinary circumstances. FSSA has done a great job in ensuring that their protest activities do not get in the way of [...]