A couple of years ago my ex and I wrote down every single commercial and noted whether it was captioned or not. We were surprised to see the rate close to 40% (captioned). With the Indy vs. Who Dat game and me home “snowed in” I had nothing better to do than list every single [...]
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2010 Super Bowl Commercials
Posted in Oy! Life!, That's so Deaf, tagged Indianapolis Colts, New Orleans Saints, Super Bowl 44, Super Bowl commercials, Who Dat on February 7, 2010 | 11 Comments »
Holiday Survival Tips for Deafies
Posted in Extended limbs and appendages, That's so Deaf on December 23, 2009 | 6 Comments »
If you’re like me, you might be headed to your relatives house for the holidays, and many of you might be going to homes where you are the minority. Gasp! You’re actually deaf in a hearing-dominated household. Here are some tips you can actually consider to pass the time or make this much less of [...]
The “Deaf” Globalization of Twittering
Posted in That's so Deaf, tagged Facebook, Twitter on July 22, 2009 | 4 Comments »
A year ago, I’d have laughed in your face if you told me I’d be using Twitter on a frequent basis. Heck, I would have asked you “what is a twitter?” Now it is a big part of my daily activities — from finding out what friends are up to or hearing about hot topics, [...]
True Colors
Posted in That's so Deaf on June 2, 2009 | 10 Comments »
Don’t ya hate it when people assume you go to a specific college? Well, make that a bit obvious…will ya?
Captioning a Nuisance?
Posted in That's so Deaf, tagged T.V. captions for the deaf on February 18, 2009 | 10 Comments »
Yesterday I got into an argument with my mom about the captions on television shows. First — let me tell you — my mom has and will always be an advocate for deaf and hard of hearing people. But I think she’s overreacting about this, unless I’m wrong? We all know that captions do not [...]
NBC Sunday Night Football Update
Posted in That's so Deaf on October 13, 2008 | 3 Comments »
So we were duped last night. The clip with the MSD cheerleader and myself in it didn’t make it on live national TV last night. Instead it was a clip of the football team in practice, in a game, and the head coach, Andy Bonheyo. From what I hear from officials at school today, the [...]
Shameless Plug: CK on National TV
Posted in That's so Deaf on October 12, 2008 | 10 Comments »
A couple of weeks ago, a crew from the Toyota Line of Scrimmage came to where I work (Maryland School for the Deaf) to film the cheerleaders and the football team and to profile our star running back, Ryan. Tonight at halftime during the Sunday Night Football game on NBC will be the first of [...]
Fast Food Drive Throughs
Posted in That's so Deaf on March 21, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Over the years, I’ve used drive through windows at fast food restaurants. I drive up to the window with a paper with my handwritten order ready. Often I get puzzled looks from the worker, but after I gesture that I’m deaf, they nod and place my order and I pay. One thing that bothers me [...]
