“Add. New. Post.” Those are 3 words that I haven’t read together in a very, very long time. “Categories.” That’s a part of this website that I haven’t looked in a very, very long time. If you’re a frequent reader and follower of HESONWHEELS, you know that lately I have broken the number one cardinal …
Category: Life
The New Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture.
As an African-American, as a sociologist, and as a person who really values culture and other’s backgrounds, I’ve learned much about exactly those two topics over the course of my life. There is much AA history that is taught in public schools, and lately a lot of folks have considered that to not be the whole …
Stranger Dinner: September 2016. (& The Flanagan Wedding)
One of the most important goals for me during rehab last month was to get out in time to make it to a wedding. This was the 3rd wedding I’ve attended this summer alone, and each time it was the result of me working my butt off in a hospice-recovery setting to try and make …
Thoughts.
Be so busy improving yourself that you have no time to criticize others. Chetan Bhagat
Baby girlllll.
No words necessary. The picture should be just enough. :) It's #TherapyDog day here at the ol summer vacation home, and I know that back in #Fredericksburg, baby girl will judge me if I show them some love haha it's been almost 3 months since I've had my baby girl, hopefully will get her back …
Sunday Funday.
#ViewsfromtheWHC Productive Sunday here at the summer home. 😌😬😊 checking a bunch of mail and getting back to some awesome folks who wrote and sent get well thoughts and gifts. ❤️ A post shared by Justin Graves (@hesonwheels) on Aug 7, 2016 at 2:22pm PDT
Every new person I met last month.
If you’re a faithful reader of this blog, you know that I have a goal of meeting 1 new person every single day. For the month of July 2016, I decided to embark on a little adventure that would document that goal. I wanted to make a note on every single person that was my …
July 26, 1990: the ADA.
It was a momentous day. Huuuuuuuge, I tell ya. July 26, 1990: a Thursday and the 207th day of that year. Why do I think that, you might be asking yourself. I wasn’t even born yet! Here’s why: On this day, legislation known as the Americans with Disabilities Act was signed into law. Today, 26 years ago, the …