Just a few thoughts

Just a few thoughts before I turn in—Its later then I usually blog because I was out of the office all day and since I was not close to a terminal I m writing now.  I was in Ogden all day a berg about forty-five minutes away from the office. Weber State University.   I do not mean this negatively but I was shocked at how rural the University is.  The Disability Center (on campus)  sponsored the event and this was their first such event. I have to give the organization for putting the event on, it’s the only way to learn and grow is to have place to make the mistakes. The school has general access , you know the parking places, ramps into buildings an general paths of access. Its when you get to the building you see areas where time forgot. For instance I went dashing into the bathroom when I arrived this morning and was blown away when there was not an accessible stall—luckily I only had to re-adjust my clothes since I mess them up so much when I transfer from my chair to the driver’s seat and back to my  chair when driving my van.  I asked student where their accessible bathroom was and she proceeded to take m on a journey to another part of the building. Hello, don’t they know the separate but equal is illegal???  Same way in the cafeteria—there was just subtle barriers to access I  thought had gone away long ago. True change is hard and slow in coming. I reckon I should be glad the university even had such an event.  So much work still needs to be done. I will be excite to see what change come about next year.  

I  was quite astonished when I received the small basket of goodies and card  for showing up for the event.  I was not astonished by the fact we got a card or the goodies—we always get those but inside the basket was an actual gift card to the University Book Store. I could not believe my eyes—something of real value.  I knew that the card could be fore much but still  a gift card if nothing else I would have candy for my travels back to the city. I tried to see at lunch, if the gift card would buy my lunch but “no” .  The card could only be used at the Bookstore.   That’s OK it just meant I would have to wait a little longer.  By one o clock the event was just about over. Many of the other participants had packed their trinkets and table and were headed out of town. The invitation I received indicated the event would lat until 2:00 p m.  I still had an our so I struck out to find the bookstore. I eventually did and I quivered as the young student employee swiped the gift card through nthe register and voila the card $5.00. Not much you say—very much I say—after all this was almost as good as US currency, it spent like currency and I got it while on the job. I know this raises all kinds of moral issues but you know what? I spent it, I spent it all.  I bought a Michael Crichton to read on the train as soon as I finish the Bruce
Sterling I am currently reading. So there it’s work related.