IF NOT NOW, WHEN?
When Louie and I sat down in late September to plan a golf outing we knew we might be pushing it with the weather, but we were willing to...
BLIND OR SIGHTED, CAMPING MADE EASY
My son August Moon (Augie) has X-linked juvenile retinoschisis and is a kindergartner at J.J. Hill Montessori in St. Paul. Augie’s...
SUPER TRICKY STUFF: THE WHITE CANE AS A TOOL FOR EMPOWERMENT
I’d be remiss if I didn’t admit using a white cane is arguably one of the most challenging obstacles my students seek to overcome in...
U2 CONCERT - WITH OUR WITHOUT (ME)
When I bought three last-minute, cheap-seats tickets to a U2 concert at the Minnesota Vikings Stadium, I expected to be in charge of the...
I DID NOT DRIVE AT ST. KATES
“All he needed was a wheel in his hand and four on the road.” Jack Kerouac 17 year old teenage boys long for the open road. I did. ...
IT'S NOT THE METAPHOR OF MY LIFE
I wrote this poem about how sighted people use blindness as a metaphor for so many things when there are huge inherent misconceptions...
YOU'LL NEVER KNOW UNLESS YOU GIVE IT A TRI
“There is a very blurry line between the things we can’t do and the things we can.” -Erik Weihenmayer You know...
FORGET NORMAL, I WANT A SUPER POWER
We’re told that normal is good. And that to stray outside of normal is bad. We learn that at a young age and it becomes the baseline of...
DON'T LET THE DUST COLLECT
My brother, Louie McGee is a 16 year old kid full of confidence and adventure. He explores his life with a disadvantage, a rare and...
BEING A KID IS DANGEROUS
I just read that blindness is the third most feared physical condition after only Cancer and AIDS. I’m blind, but I’m not scared. Most...
