[stylist] Awards and Coffee Cans

Sun Jul 1 18:42:56 UTC 2012

Lynda,
I love your spirit. I also answer, the minute I sense someone has stopped
addressing me about my business.
Forgot to mention, I love the way your daughter is allowing the little ones
to develop into artists.
Jackie

-----Original Message-----
From: stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Lynda Lambert
Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2012 11:53 AM
To: Writer's Division Mailing List
Subject: Re: [stylist] Awards and Coffee Cans

Yes, I do this with bathrooms, too. Either a family member or a friend will 
have a look and then tell me where it is, on what side, etc. so I can find 
it successfully.
I realize that most people have never been around a blind person in their 
life and they know absolutely nothing about our needs, so I try to be very 
patient.

When my daughter and I checked our art works into a show last Friday, the 
two people at the desk were VERY unfriendly.  Of course, it takes me awhile 
longer to get my things out and to give them the cards they need for each 
item - at one point the lady grabbed the group of cards (there are THREE for

EACH art work and we were delivering work for FIVE people, so we had a lot 
to bring in) and my daughter grabbed the cards right back off of her, so she

would not get them all mixed together then we would really have had a mess. 
One person at the desk just sat there staring at ME, according to my 
daughter. The interesting thing is that this person KNOWS ME from years 
ago - yet, she never said one word or tried to help us. I would never have 
known she was even there but my daughter saw her, of course. The other one 
was very brusque with us, and tried to make us hurry - which is not 
possible. And, of course, we were paying for every piece we brought in which

was MONEY for their art club - yet, they were very rude. When I was doing 
the last thing, I laughed, and said, "You will have to be patient. It takes 
me a bit longer to do things."  No response, of course.

Yes, I too have had experiences with people talking to everyone around me, 
but not me. We all have that happen, I am sure. That is when I speak up and 
I answer the questions myself, and usually they will immediately change the 
attitude. One thing for sure, we have to be on the alert at all times 
because we never know when the zingers are coming our way. But, we can do it

with grace and not anger or rudeness. My day depends on only ME - it is ME 
who decides that my day will be a great one and I don't intend to allow 
anyone else to turn it around.

Lynda

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Eve Sanchez" <3rdeyeonly at gmail.com>
To: "Writer's Division Mailing List" <stylist at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2012 11:16 AM
Subject: Re: [stylist] Awards and Coffee Cans

> Your training sounds both horrible and familiar. I am sorry you had to go
> through that. Sometimes I do not understand the purpose of the ADA laws of
> accessability. There are so many places that do not even try and it seems
> okay. I often have my 5 year old granddaughter take me to the bathroom in
> public because she could identify the women's while I cannot always do so.
> There are rarely Braile or even raised identifiers around and as for
> accessible technology... forget it. Our library has a full computer lab,
> but nothing accessible and it is a public library that receives government
> funding. I have heard that the federal government is the biggest offender
> even. My brother and sister in law work for the IRS and they often have 
> the
> same problems you met up with- going to trainings and not having anything
> they can access. I went to the bank yesterday and they now have new number
> pads that are touch. The teller asked me to put in my pin and I told her
> there were no numbers. Until recently they had tactile number pads. Why 
> did
> they get rid of them? They have the laws, I just wish they would enforce
> them. Eve
>
> On Wed, Jun 27, 2012 at 6:37 PM, Lynda Lambert 
> <llambert at zoominternet.net>wrote:
>
>> I am so excited for you in this move. It is an enormous step into a new
>> life! So glad you are now connected to a new group already. Those are the
>> things that really help. When I moved to California, I very quickly found
>> some really great friends at the school where I worked, and I also found 
>> a
>> church that I loved. I am still in touch with folks from there after all
>> these years - I left there in December 2002, to begin a new job here in
>> January 2003.
>> I honestly believe that you have a divine gift for writing.
>>
>> My three days at the OVR training was so bizzarre that you would have had
>> to be there to even imagine it. They had NOTHING for me to be able to be
>> successful with the course - no JAWS, no ZoomText, no scanner, no nothing
>> for a blind person This was my worst fear, and I kept having the feeling
>> that this was going to happen. I had checked with my OVR people and asked
>> them to be sure they were prepared for me - but no. Seems the workshop
>> folks never had a blind person there before. They just talked over me as 
>> if
>> I was not there most of the time - it was really not a very nice
>> experience. And, in addition to all this, I was not even qualified to be
>> there as I am not, and never have been, on SS Disability. This program is
>> to get people to develop a business and grow it over a 3 year period to 
>> get
>> them OFF disability....sheesh! I am retired, aged 69 next month, and on
>> Social Security for old folks like me. All this after I sat on a hard 
>> chair
>> for 8 hours a day, for three days - OMG, I am so sore, my back hurts so
>> much! And, all the information was on power point, which of course I 
>> cannot
>> see! My husband is so mad - he had to give up three days of his life to
>> take me there, and sit through those 3 days with me. Not a great
>> experience, I have to say.
>>
>> I am looking forward to going on the GIRLZ Art Retreat on July 8th - so
>> much.
>>
>> OH, good news, while I was away - I WON an award for one of my encrusted
>> beaded Talismans in a juried art show. Very good news after my horrid 3
>> days adventure - so glad something good happened anyway.
>>
>> I will attach a photo of my granddaughter Angel with the winning piece -
>> they took the photo for the local newspaper.
>>
>> Talk to you soon. Lynda
>> Lynda Lambert
>> 104 River Road
>> Ellwood City, PA 16117
>>
>> 724 758 4979
>>
>> My Blog: 
>>
http://www.**walkingbyinnervision.blogspot.**com<http://www.walkingbyinnervi
sion.blogspot.com/>
>> My Website:  http://lyndalambert.com
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eve Sanchez" <3rdeyeonly at gmail.com>
>>
>> To: "Writer's Division Mailing List" <stylist at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2012 8:27 PM
>> Subject: Re: [stylist] Awards and Coffee Cans
>>
>>
>>  I have the list of five words sitting next to my bed and do intend on
>>> getting to it someday as well. haha   Funny how we have so many 
>>> different
>>> cultures within one little country while over in places like Europe they
>>> have many many countries on one little continent. haha      I have also
>>> never had anyone creamated, but I have often heard the term and like I
>>> said, I didnt start out to write this thing. It was just there. Cool 
>>> huh?
>>> So I have not moved to Arizona yet (next week), but I have already 
>>> joined
>>> a
>>> new writing group in Cottonwood. I made contact with the groups leader
>>> last
>>> night and she laughed hysterically throughout the whole conversation. 
>>> She
>>> thought it was funny that someone from 'Pocatello, Idaho' was calling to
>>> join her group. (She had looked at the caller id before answering). 
>>> Funny
>>> things are all around, great inspiration for us if we take the time to
>>> absorb it. ;) Eve
>>>
>>> On Wed, Jun 27, 2012 at 5:01 PM, Lynda Lambert 
>>> <llambert at zoominternet.net
>>> >**wrote:
>>>
>>>  Jackie, this is GREAT NEWS - TOOT TOOT TOOT away, girl. You deserve the
>>>> KUDOS and the Hooray's. You have EARNED the honors.
>>>>
>>>> Eve, thanks for clarification. haha  it was fun to try and figure it 
>>>> out
>>>> -
>>>> I really never even thought of ashes in the cans, but I was pretty 
>>>> close
>>>> on
>>>> the flowers and the house decor. I really liked the poem very much, and
>>>> the
>>>> images were so very clear - I could see them as I read. You are so 
>>>> right,
>>>> cultural history enters into our interpretations. I cannot think of
>>>> anyone
>>>> in my family who was cremated, so it is not anything I am familiar 
>>>> with -
>>>> and never thought of it for the coffee cans. Nice work.
>>>>
>>>> I still want to do the 5 word poem, but have not had a chance to even 
>>>> sit
>>>> down to think about it - but don't rule me out just yet - 
>>>> maybe...maybe.
>>>> Lynda
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Kuell" <ckuell at comcast.net>
>>>> To: "Writer's Division Mailing List" <stylist at nfbnet.org>
>>>> Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2012 2:08 PM
>>>> Subject: Re: [stylist] Awards
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Congratulations, Jackie--that's wonderful news.
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> chris
>>>>>
>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jacqueline Williams" <
>>>>> jackieleepoet at cox.net>
>>>>> To: "'Writer's Division Mailing List'" <stylist at nfbnet.org>
>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2012 12:25 PM
>>>>> Subject: [stylist] Awards
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I am truly a happy camper today, and forgive me if I blow my own horn 
>>>>> a
>>>>>
>>>>>> bit.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I just received five awards through the mail yesterday from the NFSPS
>>>>>> 2012
>>>>>> Annual Contest. It stands for the National Federation of State Poetry
>>>>>> Societies.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> None of them were a first, second, or third place, which means no
>>>>>> money,
>>>>>> but
>>>>>> there was a 1st, 2nd, one 5th, and two 7th place Honorable Mentions.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I have recently attached two of these to my e-mails to you. Medicine
>>>>>> Wheel,
>>>>>> which was "Our American Indian Heritage Award,  and "Rocky", which 
>>>>>> was
>>>>>> on
>>>>>> the topic of When bad things happen.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I will only burden you with one attachment. Mainly because I thought 
>>>>>> it
>>>>>> was
>>>>>> hilarious that it got an award. It was from the League of Minnesota
>>>>>> Poets
>>>>>> Award, and the category of long free verse.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> In it, I have taken the name of an angle worm. Who asked me about
>>>>>> anthropomorphic poems? Not sure this is one, but I was trying also to
>>>>>> portray the voice of one dead, a Spoon River.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The bright spot is that with an honorable mention, I can submit the
>>>>>> poem
>>>>>> again with the confidence that it is a good one that might be in need
>>>>>> of
>>>>>> a
>>>>>> tweak or two.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> In only one of the five were the judge's comments included. In her
>>>>>> remarks
>>>>>> she stressed the importance of not having even one error in spelling,
>>>>>> punctuation, or usage. In her category there were 257 poems, and 
>>>>>> every
>>>>>> one
>>>>>> with even one error was automatically discarded because it was so
>>>>>> difficult
>>>>>> to winnow out even the ones with  perfect form, so that she could
>>>>>> concentrate on content, form, etc.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> It is doubly difficult when you use a screen reader to accomplish 
>>>>>> this,
>>>>>> as I
>>>>>> am sure you all know. But I would encourage you to try.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> If anyone wants the information on next year's contest, I will be
>>>>>> scanning
>>>>>> it for myself, and could make an attachment. The problems, the 
>>>>>> scanner
>>>>>> often
>>>>>> makes mistakes in spelling or skipping some things.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Sorry I missed the phone conference on Sunday. As Lynda has said,
>>>>>> personal
>>>>>> contact means a great deal.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Jackie
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
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