[stylist] Publishing News and comments

Fri Mar 27 02:49:13 UTC 2009

Amen and amen again, sister!!!!!!
Barbara

If wisdom's ways you wisely seek, five things observe with care:  of whom 
you speak, to whom you speak, and how and when and where.

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From: "Judith Bron" <jbron at optonline.net>
Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2009 9:38 PM
To: "NFBnet Writer's Division Mailing List" <stylist at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Re: [stylist] Publishing News and comments

> Amy, I can't resist saying that I hope 2012 marks the end of the Obama 
> administration.  I don't dislike Obama because of his race, Heaven forbid. 
> For me, racism ended in 1966 when I entered a predominately black high 
> school.  Thankfully the racial barriars continued coming down in the world 
> around me since then.  I don't like Obama because I see him as a socialist 
> and someone who wants to destroy my country from within.  Every country 
> that has tried socialism has failed.  I love my country.  I want it to be 
> around to welcome the next millenia as America, the most wonderful country 
> on earth.  Judith
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Amy Krout-Horn" <krouthorn at verizon.net>
> To: <stylist at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2009 11:00 AM
> Subject: [stylist] Publishing News and comments
>
>
>> Hi Listers:
>> Since I've been quite busy, I'm just now catching up with the last two 
>> weeks of your posts, so here goes!
>> First, (because I just can't resist) to all my conservative friends,
>> As one who went door-to-door in October, using all the skills I'd aquired 
>> at Blind Inc. (graduating class1992), and as one who gathered with a 
>> group of over 200 people on November 4, people of all races, genders, 
>> sexual orientations, religious backgrounds, and physical abilities, to 
>> cheer and weep and celebrate the evolution of our country's collective 
>> mentality, I have but one thing to say:
>> Obama 2012!!!
>> Second, as above mentioned, I attended Blind Inc. Every life skill I 
>> learned was instructed by a blind person, minus the home management 
>> section. As a newly blind person, the thought of traveling the 
>> Minneapolis streets with a blind cane instructor, at first, scared the 
>> hell out of me, but that lasted about a week, and I realized I had to 
>> relinquish prejudices if I were to succeed in accepting my own situation. 
>> Having lost my sight at age 21, I had many years of ignorance to shed; my 
>> experiences with the blind had been very limited and unfortunately, 
>> somewhat negative. Without the NFB and Blind Inc, I'm not sure where I'd 
>> be or If I'd "be" right now.
>> I have fully accepted my blindness and when asked, as I have been many 
>> times, I can say with no hesitation that, if given the chance, I have no 
>> interest in regaining my sight. What I'd really like to be free of, is 
>> the cause of my blindness; type 1 diabetes, but that, too, I have managed 
>> to find a certain level of comfort with, despite how much more it 
>> frustrates me than the blindness ever has.
>> John:
>> I loved the years I lived in Minneapolis and St. Paul. You are so right 
>> about public transit and blind services. Love brought me to Florida and a 
>> city where sidewalks and buses are very limited, and many a day, I wish 
>> for the good old days of waiting for a cross-town 94 in 20 below weather. 
>> Sounds crazy, I suppose, but if I could convince the Floridian I love to 
>> move, we might very well end up as your neighbors, which I think would be 
>> fabulous, as I truly enjoy your intellect and insight here on the list.
>> Finally, one of my novels, co-authored with Gabriel Horn, has been picked 
>> up by a publisher, All Things That Matter Press, and will be available 
>> later this year. This is my first book-length publication, so, despite 
>> the pesky diabetes, a little champagne has been consumed in celebration. 
>> Congratulations to Lori and Judith on your recent publications.
>> Please excuse the length of this message; just making up for lost time.
>> Amy Krout-Horn
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