Recent content by ksbsnowowl

Sorry, I didn't specify who I was responding to well. I was actually responding to Yiruzman's response to your posting, but merely quoted your comment, as it was the "topic" at hand. I agree, the offensive behaviors are completely in character and realistic. I'm amazed some people are taking...

So the fact that the show is displaying a common and pervasive learning curve for hearing people when first exposed to deaf culture for the first time, is a bad thing? Yizuman is angry that the show is realistic? I know this idea is completely out of left field, but might it just be possible...

Doesn't look like they will succeed. Do you agree with the Supreme Court's decision to reinstate the collective bargaining law? - JSOnline It also doesn't help the recall efforts when one of the Democrat challengers is caught on tape saying he wants to "smack around" a woman who still...

I'm really liking this show. The learning curve for the "hearing" parents is being shown in a fairly painstakingly "real" pace. The whole "my kid/not my kid" parenting struggles are also interesting. So far the interaction between Liam and Daphne has been interesting, and I hope that it...

Yes, they have a trigger safety. But they do not have a lever safety that has to be "turned off" to operate the firearm. In the instance of the TV show I cited, there is no safety to "check." I own an XD, which is similar to a Glock, but has an additional grip safety, so the gun only fires if...

I'm the same with firearms use in TV and movies... AKA - a shotgun will not blow someone across a room or through a wall/door. I loved the first episode of The Walking Dead when one of the cops was told to make sure the safety is off, and there is a round in the chamber. He then proceeded...

Good review. My wife calls BS on the above, though. The girl who plays Daphne is fluent in sign. But then, my wife (who has been deaf since birth, doesn't speak, and can't read lips) has been accused of being hearing before. Some of the signs did seem odd to me, but I've pretty much only...

Wow, that does suck. Let's just put it this way... my wife wouldn't have married me if I hadn't learned sign language. Best of luck to you.

I watched this on PBS a few years back. It's a pretty good show to teach kids sign. But understand it is targeted at 5- and 6-year-olds. Topics and songs about bugs in the forest, animals on a farm. Things like that. Is your family supportive of you (and the family?) transitioning to sign?

I thought the show was well done. The rich family's reactions, questions, and "idiocy" were spot on and quite normal for hearing folks newly exposed to a deaf person/Deaf culture. I caught myself smacking my forehead in embarrassment a few times from the sheer awkwardness, and there was a spot...

I'm actually KSB snowowl's wife. I will be a graduate student at University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City, KS. I learned that I potentially receive services from either MO or KS. However, I need to decide which side I will reside for next 5 years. The Medical Center straddles on the...

Source, please. Here's mine. Nothing about "up to" - a straight amount. $2500 per individual, or $5000 per family. Then it seems McCain has the upper hand, as any of your family's tax credit that you don't use goes to you as HSA funds, which will save you on copays and drug costs. If you...

McCain covered most of those Thursday night (it's generally the Pres candidate that covers that stuff, not the VP). McCain spoke about healthcare the week before the RNC. I was disappointed he didn't mention it during his RNC speech, because it is a really good idea. Give every American (or...

My wife has always used the same sign as "sentence" or "story." Also that same sign for "string" or "thread."

Well, I'm giving the talk in an hour and a half - wish me luck. PS - to those from KC, I grew up there, but went to college north of Milwaukee, WI, where I met my wife and now live and work. Wow, that's a run-on sentence for you!