Lizzie's Story About Dad's Hearing Loss

My daughter, Elizabeth at a very young age started writing some amazing stories.  Elizabeth has seen her family g...

I'm A Dreamer!

As December begins, the year draws to a close .  During this time I tend to think about what has happened and what I...

Black or Red Ear "Friday"

The beginning of my week was really terrible. My youngest daughter was sick and I had to take her to the hosp...

More Than Just Shoes

My 10 year old daughter, Abby, needed some shoes this weekend, and I thought I would give her the royal treatment. It ...

Who Is This Guy With Two Pillows Between His Ears?

My name is Jeff Swartz. I was born and raised in Los Angeles, California.   I have three younger brothers.   I would say my t...

Sleeping on The Couch Tonight

This will more than likely be me tonight once my wife reads the blog I wrote over on this website. You can read the blog here:  h...

T-Minus 7 Days

In 7 Days, I return back to work.  I work at a University, and my responsibility is students' academic history all the...

Deaf Buddy

My buddy "4Ears,4Eyes" is one cool girl.  She actually got up the courage to post my story when I created a "ASL T-Shirt...

Talking About Street Art

"Switched at Birth" a show that comes on Monday nights. Sixteen years ago, one mistake changed two families forever when t...

Mentoring Deaf Newbies

I was thinking today there are a lot of deaf resources and information you can find in the internet.  You can search thin...

Social Web

Spiders I can live without but spider webs I can look at all day long.  Spiders are such wonderful artists, the way ...

Mucusland

For the past few days I have been in Mucusland. No, I did not mean to say Disneyland.  The rides are really sticky and really expens...

How Did You Come Up With That Title?

Some people have asked me what “ World of Silence ” means. We live in a world of noise.  There are several cities around ...

48 Hours

My brother Jason came in from out of state to visit me and the family.  I love to be silly but especially when he comes out I get weird and...

SLOW DOWN THERE HORSE

You see me in this picture. Yeah, that's me, the dark one trying to find a way to run away.  The other horse is y...

Massage Helped A LITTLE

I didn't do much today other than visit the ENT for post-operative surgery.  I was home and all of sudden my ears start...

A Parent’s Favorite Word

This is the ASL sign for NO! Everyone knows the first word out of a baby’s is usually “Mama” or, if you have a smart child, “Dada.” ...

Full Day with Hearing Aids with Family

Sound overload - that is how I feel.  I know I just got my hearing aids (HA) and I am really happy to hear sounds and words....

Sound with ReSound

Meet "Bionic Jeff" Actually with all my gadgets in my body I feel more like this: Everyone loves C3P...

Hello. May I Take Your Order?

I was starving after seeing the audiologist today and had to make a quick stop to get something.  I drove up and went through th...