You know, if I wasn’t feeling ridiculously lazy at the moment, I could have done some research for this entry. I could’ve spouted off some glorified statistic on how many people one person makes acquaintances with in their lifetime, but really, wouldn’t that just be overkill? Instead, I will just use the broad measurement term…
Author: Kenny Salvini
A quadriplegic since 2004 after a snow skiing accident left me paralyzed from the neck down, I have spent the majority of the last decade searching for a sense of purpose. In the summer of 2005, my blog, titled "Typical Guy, Atypical Situation", was featured on the MSN homepage and became somewhat of a viral hit, which led to a few small collaborations with Microsoft. After taking a five-year sabbatical from the website in 2007, life's trajectory seems to be leading me back in that general direction as I look to create opportunities for people in situations similar to mine to share their stories. My hope is to build a community where a group of people in seemingly dire circumstances are able to pool their collective experience, strength and hope in order to successfully achieve an enhanced, more accessible life.
The question
Honestly I could not tell you how many time it’s been asked. The same question, over and over. I completely understand people’s curiosity, I would wonder the same myself. The question? “If you were able to snow ski again, would you consider it?” Anyone that new me before the accident hears that question and laughs,…
A call to arms… or hands, at least
Okay, here is the obligatory appendix to the vocabulary renaissance piece. In my tirade about long-lost slang words, I hinted at yet another modern gem that has been mindlessly tossed aside. Yes, I’m speaking of the high-five. Ah… the high-five. What was once the most exuberant expression of excitement/greeting of choice, hands down (pardon the pun),…
A vocabulary renaissance
In the course of a lifetime, people tend to latch on to various trends of speech. Heavily influenced by pop culture, many of the words we use come from the music we listen to and the movies we see. But just like fashion, some of the words we use come with a shelf life. Everyone…
Stumbling around in time
Marty McFly had his DeLorean powered by the flux capacitor with 1.21 gigawatts. Theodore Logan and Bill S. Preston Esq. commandeered a magical phone booth, with George Carlin as their tour guide no less. Hell, all Peggy Sue needed was a bump on the head. Since the dawn of speculation, great thinkers and morons alike…
We need labels…
Don’t you just LOVE pharmaceutical drug commercials? You know those commercials. The ones that always end with some guy quickly muttering the contents of the warning label attached to the drug: “Possible side effects include; headache, nausea, blurred vision, hemorrhaging from the ears, explosive diarrhea, heart and/or kidney failure, the rotting of sexual organs to…
An evolution of faith
Growing up, our family never went to church. By the time I was 16, I think I had MAYBE been to church on a Sunday half a dozen times. The only reason I went those times was because I made the mistake of staying over at a friends house on a Saturday night. So pretty…
Well, well, well…
Get out your folding lawn chair, thermos, and picket sign everyone! Oh yeah, that’s right… it’s boycotting time! It’s nice to see that I’m not the only one noticing how out of hand things are getting on this thing. I’ve tried and tried to suppress that alter ego of mine from spouting off about things,…
I’m still here…
Yes, it’s true. I’m still alive. I’m not sick, or in the hospital either. Yes, the computer was down for a while, but I still had a backup. I am just finding myself in a real creative low at the moment. For some reason, I’m just not motivated to write at all, lately. I really…
Paving the way
Raise your hand if you are a younger sibling. Wait… umm… err… rephrase: Raise your eyebrow if you are a younger sibling. There, that’s better. For those of you that raised… something (like me), you know exactly what I speak of today. You were always the “Little (insert last name).” Always referred to as ”…
Kenny Salvini 