So fresh and So clean

What an experience for both Santina and I to feel fresh and so clean. As we explore this atmosphere of friendly cosmetic doctors, hair dressers, nail filers, body massagers and a clientele of some of the finest women I seen, being there from 11 AM to 8 PM documenting the place for a purpose to inform and bring awareness to what’s out in the world for not just individuals in the wheelchair but all. But the main objective is Santina and I combined forces a long time ago to seek pleasurable accessibility and bring my last Blog about institutionalization a past practice and see who is out here with enjoyable life experiences. designed for those walking or rolling.

As Santina states, being the more investigative comrade at the time, I was too busy looking at legs, lol. She states how terrible it feels not just for a woman but a man who just got spinal cord injured to spend almost a year in hospitals and rehabilitation centers stuck in bed and not feel so fresh. I remember when I was first injured, only hand washes, hair can’t get properly washed, mouth dry and pasty, a disgusting feeling for 2 months in a hospital before I was even sent to rehabilitation.

As Santina explains, there is so many people right now laying in a bed not feeling so clean and don’t get the experience she felt in just one day because all someone may hear about is life after the rehab that’s just rehab.

So as I’m watching Santina having her hair washed, nails cut and seeing old friends from school, the smile on her face was priceless. Look fellow roll on friends and others, it can’t just be about the Knife. We need to know what is the future to end this physical challenge but in the meantime life must go on. Another comrade of mine, Louis Torez base his whole platform on the life you live now, not just to sit back and wait for cure and that’s why I love my advocacy because I just don’t support and fight for a cure but enjoy my life the best way I can. Enjoying life is knowing what’s out there accessible for the wheelchair.

I went to document the place, which has wide doors, very roomy and very relaxing. The accessibility level I give this place is high because there’s not only enough room for your chair, they’ll make more room. I got my nails cut, yea yea I did but see the pampering and view of so many beautiful ladies made my experience not retro but hetro. Anyway, for both men and women, don’t just sit in that house after possibly years of just sitting in the house doing nothing, go get them years of feeling not so fresh, not so clean washed away.

Again this is not just about chair users, it’s letting chair users know where normal everyday individuals go that also has the accessibility for others. They not paying me to promote or advertise, I don’t get paid to advocate, my fee is hearing others inspired by my work, I just know being stuck in your house and no knowledge of accessible fun is disturbing when there is places out there accessible for everyone.

Until next time when Starr and Professir X go access hunting, enjoy some pictures. Videos coming soon.

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WHAT DIFFERENCE A DAY MAKES!

What a difference a day makes!  I wholeheartedly support Sen. Barack Obama’s painful decision to divorce himself from Rev. Wright.  Many of us in the Black community tried our best to understand (not agree with necessarily) Rev. Wright to some degree.  But his over the top statements and posturing yesterday made it impossible for many of us to defend his actions any longer — especially in light of the fact that he is hurting not only Barack’s campaign but also Barack’s core being.  My blog comments yesterday were meant to emphasize that opinions about Rev. Wright should not be meshed together with opinions about Barack.  Now more than ever — we need to put Rev. Wright to bed and let Barack move on with his Presidential campaign.  Unfortunately, I also reiterate that the media is doing its level best to prevent us from moving on!  Let’s keep our eyes on the prize — not the distrations!

 Thank you for your tolerance.  Alana

CNN TV IS BAD FOR MY HEALTH!

There was a time when we turned the television on to be entertained.  Now as I watch CNN and MSNBC day and night — I find myself screaming at the TV in frustration of their depiction and commentary on the Presidential candidates.  Where has journalistic responsibility gone I beg to ask you?  Are we at a point where ratings at any cost outweigh integrity?

Day after we are bombarded with news about how the candidates and/or their surrogates have made mistakes, slip ups,  etc. via endless and repeated sound bites.  The media appears to slant the news to emphasis issues that divide us. Too little emphasis is placed on the candidate’s positive outlooks for change and ideas for correcting existing problems of struggling Americans.  I tune into the news to stay abreast — but what I get is high blood pressure!

One example:  I am sick and tired of the narrow depiction of Rev. Jeremiah Wright — and more importantly how the media saddles Barack with the responsibility for Wright’s actions. Look at the past two days where we have seen Rev. Wright deliver in my opinion two powerful speeches.  The media chooses to highlight and comment on only the negative effect his speeches will have on Barack’s campaign.  Never once have they pointed out the positive effect his speeches might have on all people if they listen to the content carefully. I invite you to join me in hearing segments of Rev. Wright’s speech that emphasizes “different does not mean deficient”.  I trust intelligent Americans know how to separate their views (good or bad) of Rev. Wright from their opinions of Senator Obama.  I take exception to the fact that while the media continues to harp on the negative effects of Rev. Wright, no one wants to include the POSITIVE characteristics and contributions Rev. Wright has made throughout his lifetime.  With that said, anyone who wants to say that they will not vote for Barack because of his association with Rev. Wright probably wasn’t going to vote for him anyway.  Furthermore, it is amazing that we don’t see the same scrutiny of Hillary and McCain in regard to their pastors and/or associations. Please understand me — it is certainly fine to choose another candidate, but examine whether your reasons for not choosing Barack are based on his stanse on issues or (your) racist views!  Never in our lifetime will we have a more qualified candidate for President than Barack Obama — believe that!!!!  It is a hard pill to swallow — but bigger than whether or not a Black man can be elected president is the issue of racism that continues to divide us in this country. 

Alana

What’s Life that makes us say That’s Life

What’s Life that makes us say That’s Life

In 1987 a young man is shot and paralyzed from a gunshot to his neck. His story has become the story of many other. The senseless violence towards one another because of jealousy, greed, lust and hate has put many individuals in a wheelchair or worse.

The Sean Bell Verdict is a symbolization that the system sees our lives as expendable because when you live in a time where gunfire, murder and death is part of our culture that you can’t even walk out your door sometimes without getting caught in a crossfire. The message we give the system is that we don’t even care about each other as neighbors so why should they care about us. A two-year-old boy out for a ride with his family on Easter Sunday was shot and killed when a stray bullet pierced their minivan. Read the article then return – click here.

Living in a time where selfishness is our way of life to the point we can’t control ourselves that our actions lead to a young baby to die is the worse form of inhumanity. Now this child will never know what it’s like to play, read, date or enjoy his favorite food because our society has become selfish to the point we do things without thinking about a child’s life.

Forget my work, forget my passion to stop disease and death, the advocacy, the purpose, well that’s what most do when I promote a video I produce or a song I promote, but it’s OK to watch a commercial our artist are promoting a product or company they don’t own. The more years go by the more we dilute the reality of capitalism. Money , products, trade is just a concept, if your neighbor can design and produce clothes why do we continue to buy from a designer that don’t return that profit to our community.

I went from writing a song about a man who fought for different ability individuals to hearing lie after lie about how much the purpose is more important then the dollar. Hearing how our political leaders are getting caught in sex scandal, using tax payers dollars to give their families trips and money for education while we can’t afford to feed ourselves.

Media has shown only if you fight, do jackass things or insane acts, they will promote it, sell it, use it and as long as we can get fame we agree to it. All I see on TV is the cheating, the you’re not the father, the family fighting and when it makes you famous of course we will do it, because a majority of us are mentally pursued to believe fame equals money even myself.

Do I promote my work because of the purpose to save lives or make myself famous, I think both but some forum think only the later. We are in an era where we can become famous without they major industry, proof has shown we , you the artist if have a selling point can be famous without industry. The internet and digital download has made it possible to say I’m a force of my own. For example SOMAYA REECE who can deny the fact this woman has designed her own destiny with her own attributes and style without bowing don’t to no industry control. Whatever reason some may say how and why she obtained her own fame whatever she possesses physically is designed by God. I give her props and respect for using her talents fulfill her dreams and the others that don’t hurt others to pursue their dreams.

But back to Sean Bell, the little boy slain by a stray and our soldiers in the war. In their memory let’s try stop being afraid to raise our kids, just saw on news a ten year old boy bringing a gun to school and it went off, he had or most likely got it home. We don’t squash it no more, an 80′s slang meaning truce, forgive, let it go, we don’t do that no more, so I’m wondering if we possessed the ability to live and let live at one point, why not now. Why must we live in a world where our kids go to war and not the Governments, can’t bump into someone , say sorry without dying or just feel safe in our homes. Anger begets Hate, hate begets death, Death begets suffering. Seems we don’t do things with I may go to hell on our minds, we just do it like it’s just life. A 2 year old, or a man celebrating his day before marriage getting taken from their loved ones , shouldn’t be the norm.

I forgot I started this synopsis about a documentary on myself, it’s not new, but many of my new friends didn’t see it. This is a collection of life as a quad. In time I’ll make something new.

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