I might be the only full time double amputee knife maker in the U.S.
If not, them it is a very small club.
During July of 2006, I literally lost part of my career, income, and mind. The medical term was moderate traumatic brain injury. I was treated with Alzheimer’s medication. I later lost both legs due to petitionary damage. They came off bit by bit, toe by toe. In all, I guestimate I was completely anesthetized some 20 timed over a five year period. That too is none too good for the brain. As you can imagine, I am not exactly a qualified pundit. If not for the lack of legs, I would take a clue from Mel Brooks and become a stand up philosopher. So what is a guy to do?
This website is where I ramble on about our world and my odd place in that world. This website is complimented by two additional sites. Bad Attitude Blades documents my growth as a knife maker. Sexy Viking Jewelry documents my growth as a jewelry maker.
Latest Posts and Projects
- Hazzah for the shitterIn one of my Viking groups, someone posted the typical I am Viking poser image. I replied: “Spikey leather and eye liner are not a Viking’s tells. His scars and beating heart are. So stop posting pictures of you playing with your nipples.” I love trashing on the Billy Bad Ass folk who think they are Vikings. ...
- The serenity of dropping your cocks and grabbing your socksThe cleaning person just left. She has been in my apartment the better part of two days. The VA is sending me a personal aid for nine ours a week. I met with the provider’s scout. Tomorrow I meet the actual aid. The scout mentioned his surprise that a double ...
- Key Chain – Black WalnutWhile living in VA transitional housing, I found a cache of black walnut shells. They were under a tree close to a food pantry in the same complex. I remembered where that tree was. After about 7 months of communal living, my caseworker found a wheelchair-accessible apartment. Lucky thing too because ...
- The Problem with Team SpiritTeam spirit is why we are driven to see only black and white. I love a football game when my first wife and I choose opposite sides. She graduated law school from the Ohio State University, so she cheers Ohio State. I enjoy the bickering, so I root for anyone else. ...
- President Biden vs. Governor AbbottFacts trump opinion. Facts trump desire. We might think the sun will rise in the West. We might want the sin to rise in the West. But fact is the sun will rise in the East. Fact is that at current rates, every three months the number of people entering ...
- Scam EMS CertificatesHere is an example of a scam certificate for a registered emotional support animal. I have three now. One is for my emotional support rubber chicken. His name is ‘Cheeken’. Anything can be registered as an emotional support animal because anyone can register your animal on their list. Reading threw ...
- I.S.S. (2023) ThoughtsRussian and American astronauts are onboard the International Space Station (ISS). Nuclear war breaks out between the two nations. Each group of astronauts is ordered by their nation to take control of the ISS any way possible. What do you do? I think I would surrender. NASA is not military. American astronauts ...
- Moving BeginsThe first container company could not get up driveway on Thursday. So we had a local company deliver a container Saturday. Very friendly and competent driver. If you are in central Ohio, I highly recommend Bins Containers. Due to fuel prices, delivery was a bit much, but storage fees are less. ...
- How I Lost My Legs – The ClownsWe thought we could take them at first. But they just kept climbing out of those Volkswagen. Every time we thought we eliminated enough of those clowns, they just kept sending in more. The clowns got my legs.
- Podunker.com – Another winter project.For more than seven years, I have wintered in hospitals, rehabs and nursing homes. Loosing the legs, becoming a double amputee knife maker did not happen suddenly. The legs came off a bit at a time. There was also the heart attacks, septic shock, and organ failure. Combined, although I fought ...