LeftyByDefault.com – Laura Overstreet

Social media. It is a way of life for most of us these days. Who would have ever conceived of common usage of the word “tweet?” Now we use it as a verb and we’re not even chirping like little birds! Social media is a big stinking deal. Even my mom’s on Facebook, people. This [...]

Yesterday was a an absolutely gorgeous Georgia day. I believe the temperature got above 70 degrees, and I was dressed in my favorite spring attire: smooth, khaki colored dress pants, a pink and white striped Oxford shirt, and a white pullover cable-knit sweater. I was just a few colors short of an Easter egg. With [...]

Alex at Many Worlds Network sent me the following Associated Press YouTube video about Billy McLaughlin, a virtuoso guitar player who, after a long career sustained an injury to his right (dominant) hand and then got focal dystonia, a neurological disorder, in his right hand, making it imppossible to use that hand to play.  For a few years after his [...]

During my Internet time this week, I found three awesome pieces that really exemplify thriving with disability.  The first is a kid who does what he calls “hardcore sitting.”  He has spina bifida and uses his manual chair to do adapted skateboarding tricks.  This dude rocks!  Check out the awesome video here! Next is an article about a [...]

Yesterday I went to see the movie “Nine” as an early birthday present to myself. I took a small leap with the help of my pal Becky and SARK’s “Succulent Wild Woman” and went to the movie solo. The whole experience was delightful. There are few things more enjoyable to me than driving my van [...]