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SVRS at it again?????
valhallian.com I have been quite busy with travels and work lately which is why I had not written a new post in quite sometime.  However, I came across some news that made me set time aside to write a short post about this. I felt the need to do this to support the deaf people of [...]
Audism Tech Legal Mon, Nov 17 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Matt Hamill and Atlanta
valhallian.com I was in Atlanta over the weekend to watch Matt Hamill fight Rich Franklin in their UFC match last Saturday and I think it was a great fight. Rich Franklin is a highly decorated UFC fighter with a record of 25-3, before he fought Matt, who had a 6-1 record. This meant that Rich had [...]
Media Culture Mon, Sep 08 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Holy Cow! Corporal Punishment is still allowed in...
valhallian.com Upon seeing Jack Barr's apology in deafvideo.tv and his other vlog reflecting the various types of corporal punishment he endured as a student, my heart went out to him and I decided to look it up on the internet to see what it is like these days. I was SHOCKED to see that it still [...]
Education Legal Sun, Aug 03 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Devil’s Advocate
valhallian.com There was recently another vlogger, DrDon, that posted an interesting article where he is asking if AG Bell is at it again. Let me emphasize that I do respect his opinions, but there are usually two or more sides to every story. It is actually being able to look at both sides of the story [...]
Fri, Aug 01 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Strategic Planning and Bilingualism for Deaf Babies
valhallian.com I had a stimulating discussion with DrDon in the comments section of one of his blogs and I felt that the comments we made in there was worthy of another blog posting as I was referring mostly to strategic planning when it comes to bilingualism for deaf babies.   That being the case, I will be pasting [...]
Language Education Tech Culture Wed, Jul 23 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

DBC Rocks, DBC Sucks: Hard Left, Moderates, & Hard Right
valhallian.com ASL only!  Oral only! Deaf power! You're not Deaf enough! ASL sucks! Speaking sucks! Audism! The list goes on and on. That is because our own community is divided into basically three categories, as I see it. The hard left, moderates, and the hard right.  It is not up to me to determine who is on the [...]
Language Audism Culture Tue, Jul 22 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

A Very Effective Weapon!!!
valhallian.com In addressing the seriousness of issues that had gone on blogs over the past few weeks. Perhaps it is time to set that aside for a moment. I'd like to take a quote from a fellow Missourian, Mark Twain. He once said, “The human race has one really effective weapon, and that is laughter.” I would imagine that [...]
Culture Tue, Jul 22 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

DBC annouces title fight!!!!!
valhallian.com True business, this was actually said, no lie and I am directly quoting this article “were eager to get on with the bout and nearly came to blows in the press conference with bolts of lightning thrown and evil fire raining down on the gathered reporters, Oder was restored by DBC” I came across this article [...]
Culture Mon, Jul 21 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Deafhood & d/Deaf
valhallian.com Now I have not yet read Paddy Ladd's book, “Understanding Deaf Culture: In Search of Deafhood”, instead what I did was look into google books, which shows excerpts from the book and does not show the entire book in detail. With my extensive experience in business, I have had to deal with numerous contracts and [...]
Language Culture Sun, Jul 20 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Deaf Vikings and Copulation
valhallian.com Back in the viking ages, which is approximately during the years of 700-1100. The earlier part of this era was where they basically looted, pillaged and committed many sorts of atrocities whereas the later part of ths era focused on unity and trading among all types of people worldwide. Between these two stages of history [...]
Culture Fri, Jul 18 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Valhalla - die fighting for a cause
valhallian.com I have been an avid reader of blogs for quite some time and realize the time has come for me to start my own blog.  Now why did I name this Valhallian? Well, for starters, I am of Norwegian heritage and all my life I have always prided myself in being a “viking”. In Norse mythology, [...]
Higher Education Language Tech Culture Thu, Jul 17 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post