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Wednesday, September 26, 2012

Random Thoughts

Blog of  Random Thoughts I am nervous about what my MRI results will show given how much pain I have been in.  I am glad I ...

Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Nearly Killed Me Today

I knew it was going to be a really bad experience going to the diagnostic place today for my MRI.  I spent $...

Saturday, September 22, 2012

Ready to Run

I started my " World of Silence " blog back on July 9th.  I decided to go back today and read my past writing and boy ha...

Friday, September 21, 2012

Music Is Magical

This is my soon to be hearing aids.  I will have them on both ears, sort of like high definition surround sound, and the...

Tuesday, September 18, 2012

I CAN BREATHE and JEFF EAR UPDATE

I CAN BREATHE . Last night was the first night I breathed through my nose and didn't snore.  Now I have to get my wife to stop sn...

Thursday, September 13, 2012

HOPE

I have not felt hopeful in the past few days.  I have been really tired from not sleeping at night because of my ear pain - recruit...

Monday, September 10, 2012

Hear the Shofar - Not This Year

Shofar - Rosh Hashanah I am what you call a "Messianic Emergent Jew".  I created a blog a long time ago which has a ...

Friday, September 7, 2012

I Don't Get This? Please Explain.

The topic today is for mature audience but needs to be addressed: You can get a box of trojans for free at several places to ha...

Wednesday, September 5, 2012

Rollar-Coaster Day

"Excited" in ASL Today was a roller-coaster of a day.  I woke up not in the best of moods.  I was feeling sad a...

Tuesday, September 4, 2012

Let's Talk About Blood

I am not a doctor so don't send me questions related to health but I have taken a few semesters of Human Anatomy and P...

Monday, September 3, 2012

My Favorite Show - Switched is Back!

Switched is Back! : A new episode of Switched at Birth airs tonight on ABC Family. If you've never seen the show before, or just want ...

Bionics

What color should I get?  This is the cochlear implant external processor I put on my head.  They have some cool colors. The technolo...

Saturday, September 1, 2012

13 Years Ago

This blog is about my WIFE . . . come on . . .if I don't say something about her in my "World of Silence" she might ...

Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Happy and You Know It . . . But What if Your Not?

I loved this song when I was a little Jeff.  But know Big Jeff needs to learn it in ASL. What if your not happy?  Do we expect people...

Saturday, August 25, 2012

Cowardly Lion Needs Courage

Wizard of Oz Who was your favorite character in the movie "Wizard of Oz"?  And please don't say Dorot...

Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Ear Infections and Jeff Update

Have you ever had an ear infection?  They hurt and irritating.  I remember as a child I use to get them all the time, which was an earl...

Monday, August 20, 2012

Dead Battery - New Battery

I guess we will call this month - " Battery Month ".  New $60K battery in my butt (Interstim).  New battery for my car ($1...

Sunday, August 19, 2012

Up and Down - Teeter-Totter Game

Do you remember playing on the teeter-totter?  Did you like being up in the air or down on the bottom? It takes a lot of eff...

Wednesday, August 15, 2012

Questions Day

This post today is for my hearing friends.   Some of you might have questions about what it is like being deaf or hard ...

Tuesday, August 14, 2012

Can I Be Like Charlie - - Golden Ticket

I want my Golden Ticket.  Why can't anyone figure out why I lost my hearing and why I have ear pain.  It will be almo...