I just turned in my first book on CD, The Time Machine by H.G. Wells. Unfortunately, because the bureaucracy at County Hall decided we were paying too much in taxes, they cut monies out of the library budget hence, no…
Category: Cochlear Implants
Its been a busy week
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I think I got really lazy since I could have written a couple of posts this week. So, lets start off with this one….I’ll do two posts now to make up for it – one on running and the other…
Good stuff
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GOOD STUFF #1: My first PR certificate for 2007. My line at the race read: 31. Sam Spritzer Williamsville NY 0:22:02 0:07:06 3/M50-54 27/M Good enough for 3rd place in my age group and a glass for the trophy table.…
Upgrade
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Yesterday was mapping session #7. My speech therapist, Prudence, was there since she would be better able to talk “speech techie” in describing what I can hear and what I can’t. Between her and the audies, Joanne and Michelle, I…
A Quiet Weekend
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Its a quiet weekend with some beautiful “top10” weather…sunny and in the high 60s. Being a proud member of Checkers AC does have its side benefits for a CI perspective. Yesterday, after a nice hearty breakfast at the Original Pancake…
Duh!
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In my last post Where am I?, I made the comment it was skipping pages which made it difficult to follow along. Guess what? It was the abridged version! It never occurred to me to check but I would think…
Where am I?
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Thought I would catch up while I am waiting for Steph to get ready for the Canisius College Shoes for the Shelter 5K starting in 2 1/2 hours from now. This is her first race back since her stress fracture…
Books on tape (CDs)
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I am now into my second week of speech therapy but actually, it really hasn’t been much other than trying to determine how much I can hear without having to lip-read. The therapist reads from a list, three words at…
“You’re Dragging your Feet”
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That is what “Coach” Di told me while we were doing cool-down laps around UB stadium after six 800 meter (3 miles total). And I am not the only one who got the “directive”. A bunch of us…call us the…
Happy Passover
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Passover begins at sundown today. It commemorates the freedom of the Israelites from ancient Egypt. When I was younger Passover meant a seder at someone’s house. These were big, and I mean big, dinners but first we had to sit…