Anthony Bourdain

Today I learned that Anthony Bourdain had wrote: 

  "Too lazy to peel fresh? You don't deserve to eat garlic.”

Such an ableist attitude. I can handle it, but somebody who has carpal tunnel syndrome or heaven forbid, a disability might not be able to manage it. So what are they supposed to do? Forgo the joy of using garlic in a dish? I don't think so.

Maybe he would have lived longer if he'd just taken it easy and used minced garlic.

ASL Communicator

My college diploma reads "Sign Language Communicator". That's the extent of my formally completed education. I have been ruminating for years on what to do with this thing. I'm not a formally trained interpreter; I'm also not a teacher - however, I've worked as a TA in education, for whatever that is worth. That was some decades ago, and I enjoyed those years.

This still leaves me with now. What to do with it? Interpret? Teach sign? Don't have the qualifications for the former, don't have the experience for the latter. I did myself no career favours staying in returning to my hometown, but my Family is important to me, they're all I have, really.

To be continued...