Category: family

An Almost Festive Funeral

In this episode of the iCantCU Podcast, I talk about Grandmere’s funeral and all the festive colors that people wore. I give a product review of the talking bathroom scale and talking kitchen scale I got from the Independence Market. There’s also a tip on Bookshare from Frank.   Battle Of The Kitchen Scales  I […]

Remembering Grandmere

In this episode of the iCantCU Podcast, I talk about Felicia, my mother-in-law, who passed away on 26 April. I always referred to her as the A-Team when it came to watching our kids when they were little. She was so kind to everyone.   White Canes Connect Podcast Listen to another podcast that I […]

The Best Way To Guide A Blind Person

In this episode of the iCantCU Podcast, I talk about a few instances where sighted folks weren’t sure how to speak to me or describe something to me. I also talk about the best way to guide a blind person. Spoiler alert: if you can hold a can of soda or can of beer, you […]

A Long Weekend in London

We've taken our kids for the first day of school every year since they started preschool. Why should it be different when our daughter started at Regent's University London? It was a fast-paced long weekend in London.

Five Years

June has many special dates in it for me. Most are happy dates, like 10 June, our wedding anniversary (27 years, this year,) the kids high school graduations, and several others. There is one sad one, though. On 11 June 2012, my father died. Five years.

Joshua Goldstein, 7 January 1918 – 11 June 2012

My dad died today. He was 94. What an amazing man he was. He was the youngest of eight kids born to Russian immigrants.

I Want iPhone Apps That Work with Voiceover

Is that too much to ask? My friend Jim told me about an app called IMapMyWalk. So I go to the App Store and get the free version of it to try out. I was really excited about the app.

My Dad is Home, Now for the Hard Part

For those who don’t follow me on Twitter (@davidbenj) or Facebook (facebook.com/davidbenj) you might not know what I’ve been up to the last few weeks.

Father’s Day

We had a very busy Father's Day. We went to Outback at 11.10am for lunch with Eliz's father, mother, her sister Margaret, and our niece Meghan. Yes, I said 11.10am. More like brunch, I guess.

I Can’t See Very Well, But My Hearing is Still Good

We visited my parents today. We spent about an hour with them. After we left my parent's apartment, we were walking down the hall where a couple was sitting.

My Eye, My Dad and Our Day

I'd been looking forward to today for the past dozen days. Back on 10 Dec, I went to my retina doc, who, as previously mentioned, noticed three things that he thought were causing my vision to be worse than it had been.

I Did It All By Myself

Most, if not all of you, will think this isn't really a big deal.  "Normal" people do this all the time.  What did I do on my own worth writing about, you ask?

My iPhone

It was time to upgrade our mobiles, so I'd been looking around to see what is the best option for me. I've felt left out by not being able to text

What a Busy Week

So it's been a few weeks since my last update.  There were several times this past week I wanted write something, but I just couldn't steal an hour to do it.

The Blind Leading the Blind

Last week, we invited my parents over for dinner.  Eliz was making ribs on the grill, which both of them like, and there was more than plenty for all of us.  

It’s Been a Few Weeks, Not Much New

I haven’t posted an update for about three weeks. In that time, my vision still sucks and I’m wondering if I made the right choice to have the surgery.

This and That

I've been waiting for this week since the end of January because I'm going to see the retina specialist on Friday.  I'm hoping he can do a PAM test on me.

Lots of Snow, No Power

It's funny how excited I still get about snow.  This winter has been a dream come true.  I have always loved going out into the snow.

A Long Day

It has been a long day.  It started off with a trip to the retina specialist at 8:30 am.  We were a few minutes late, so only had to wait about 10 minutes in the waiting room.

New Challenges

Our holiday season officially ended yesterday with the celebration of Jake's 16th birthday and my dad's 92nd birthday.

My Last Blog Entry for 2009

My family gets pretty annoyed with me at this time of year.  They get tired or hearing "This is the last time in 2009 that I..."

A Good Day

I don't often write about good days here, but today was one of those days that I wanted to share with the world.  It wasn't exciting, extravagant, or exotic.