Teej42

Year In Review
Teej42 Note:  This was written on December 23rd, but not posted until now due to myself being so busy with the family. My, what an interesting year it has been for myself, this Year of the Recession Part LXVIII (basically, we have gone through this before, and life will get better if you work at your skills [...]
Mon, Dec 29 2008

Ask the Deaf - Rhymes
Teej42 Question:  What about rhymes? Do you think you would place a common bond on two words that rhyme if your hearing loss were total, or would you have to think back to previous experience where it was made clear by context that two words rhymed? * * * My Answer: I am fortunate to be able [...]
Wed, Aug 27 2008

Ask The Deaf - Sounds Vs Images
Teej42 Question: If you have always been deaf, what is your experience like with words? I mean, when you think a sentence does it run through your head as “sounded out” words, or is it more the concept of the symbol? This is difficult to describe. It is like the “is the yellow you see, [...]
Tue, Aug 26 2008

Ask the Deaf - Introduction
Teej42 It is natural to be curious. To be able to learn more on the difference between people, I find it to be encouraging, as this kind of knowledge would help expand our minds toward new things that we may never experience in our life. Someone on a geek forum (arstechnica.com) took the step to ask me some [...]
Tue, Aug 26 2008

Hearing Where One Can Not Hear
Teej42 As a deaf person with both ears unable to interpret sounds below around 105 decibels, I have to depend on hearing aids in order to partly hear some sounds. Those devices do not make me a hearing person, as it only “improve” my hearing loss to moderate deafness. Much better than profound deafness, [...]
Fri, Jul 18 2008

Monday - Sucks.
Teej42 Wii Fit:  Age 38 (I stepped down on a balance test), Time: 30 minutes (Basic - 6 min Hula hoop, 10 min rhythm boxing, and 10 minutes free run.) Here's another problem with Wii Fit — Free Run and Free Step are meant to allow for someone to watch something else while jogging or stepping.  Cool [...]
Tue, Jun 17 2008

Post for Today
Teej42 Well, since I made that missive about me being listless, I decided to make the most of the days I'm home, trying to make up for my past failings, in hope to save this job. I finally got to clean up my bathroom, after getting a haircut and shaved everything I could shave.  The bathroom and [...]
Sun, Jun 01 2008

Come and Fly the Hearing Skies!
Teej42 Greetings from Aruba! While I am enjoying the weather here, I was priviledged to read an associated press article on Aruba Today (a pretty nifty daily newspaper) concerning Tiger Airways Australia, a subsidiary of Tiger Aviation out of Singapore.  This airline is pretty brand new, having flown their first flight on my birthday - November 23, [...]
Sat, Apr 12 2008

Secret Language
Teej42 A mention in the comments of this blog on the use of sign language brought up some fond memories of my youth. I was mainstreamed in the Roanoke City Schools in Virginia.  This school system includes a designated elementary school, middle school (junior high when I was attending), and high school where there are teachers and [...]
Mon, Mar 31 2008

Deaf Education Redux
Teej42 Due to policy, all of the classes in the elementary school were taught using Sign Exact English, instead of ASL.  I currently disagree with this policy, pointing out that the key difference between well educated deaf children and poorly educated deaf children can be boiled down to solid mastery of both written and visual/verbal language.  [...]
Mon, Mar 31 2008

HDMI does not do Closed Captioning
Teej42 Just a little Public Service Announcement for those who may be getting TVs for Christmas. There are a number of connections you can make with your TV from many sources (Cable, DVD, HD-DVD, BluRay, PS3, X360, Wii, and so on forth).  The list are as follows in order of lowest to highest quality: RF Connection - This [...]
Thu, Dec 13 2007

Can You Please Call Me?
Teej42 How often have you heard of this line?  Especially when you are on the road, trying to get hold of someone?  What happens if you are deaf? For those who may not have figured it out, I am a very blessed deaf person who have a job that includes traveling to my clients.  I travel all [...]
Wed, Dec 12 2007

Emergency Vehicle Alert System for Deaf Drivers
Teej42 Back in the late 80s, I was riding with a deaf friend in his brother's car - a Pontiac Fiero.  Among the accessories in this car is a small rectangle device resting on top of his dashboard.  This device, plugged into the cigarette lighter outlet, was meant to flash red anytime an emergency vehicle is [...]
Mon, Nov 26 2007

Being Deaf is Tiring in a Hearing World
Teej42 Why do deaf people struggle in a hearing world? Why do they seem so frustrated at times? A personal narrative on how exhausting being deaf in a hearing world is.
Mon, Nov 26 2007

Social Swing 2007 - Deaf Gathering - Review
Teej42 Held on November 17, 2007 - this annual event was a great disappointment.  It is an annual gathering of deaf people of all stripes, hoisted with a cowboy theme.  Over the past few years, 300 to 400 strong found their way to this event.  Tonight, there was at least 126 people who bought the tickets. At [...]
Sun, Nov 18 2007

Let's Talk Passion
Teej42 How can passion be successful if it doesn't reward our selfish nature? [...]
Thu, Jul 20 2006

The Israel Question
Teej42 My own perspective on the latest crisis in the Middle East [...]
Wed, Jul 19 2006

Diary of a Traveler
Teej42 Ever wonder about the plane lavatory? [...]
Tue, Jul 18 2006