On September 18th, Steph and I participated in the Erie half marathon in Presque Isle, PA along with two other running couple friends of ours. Since the race was early in the morning, we booked into the Comfort Inn Presque…
Author: Sam Spritzer
It
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In order to not sound sexist, I am no longer going to define someone according to whether they are a woman, man, both (see Chaz Bono) or whatever it is. I am going to call it….IT. According to Merriam Webster, the…
Back in business!
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As reprinted from the Sonova website…need I say more??? Sonova announces FDA approval for U.S. market re-entry of the Advanced Bionics HiRes 90K cochlear implant 13.09.2011 Stäfa (Switzerland), 13.09.2011 – Sonova is pleased to announce the immediate market re-entry of…
Cochlear America issues a recall
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Cochlear America has issued a recall of their Nucleus 5 cochlear implant. Read here for more information and their official press release.
An inspiring post by a running friend…
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Someone once said – “There comes a time in your life, when you walk away from all the drama and people who create it. You surround yourself with people who make you laugh & love you unconditionally. Forget the bad,…
Guts and determination….
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My all time favorite quote comes from the late famous distance runner, Steve Prefontaine. ‘Most people run a race to see who is fastest, I run a race to see who has the most guts.’ The pictures below are from…
A personal reflection that affects all of us…
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This is something that I read yesterday and it has been in my mind ever since. I know I am guilty of violating this principle more times than anyone can count. If you believe, then you know He is forgiving…..thank…
Hot and dewy!
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Hot and humid? Dread that stickiness? Did you know that when it rains, that is 100% humidity and most of us runners would welcome a nice cool rainstorm to work out in. A few years ago when Bob Carroll was…
First and last hearing aids
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I was cleaning out my desk and I found the first and last hearing aids I ever wore. The one on the left is a Zenith Super R body aid. On the back of it, it is inscribed, the royalty…
Gotta love this dude’s creativity…..
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There is a thread on Hearing Journey, a web site that I am a member of with my CIs. We’re talking about the unique feature of my CI’s t-mic. We were specifically talking about the effects of heat and humidity…