Get out and vote for your Local Hero… A few weeks ago, when fellow National Mobility Awareness Month spokesperson, Ashley Lauren Fisher, and I were conducting our satellite media tour from a studio in Orlando, I began noticing many of the reporters were asking us…
“Recognizing Outstanding Athletic Ability, Sportsmanship, and Character” As best as I can recall, it was the summer of 1991 when I was first introduced to the Spirit of the Games Award or, at least, that’s when I heard about it for the first time….
22 Things Happy People Do Differently I found this at successify.net and thought it was worth reposting. Instead of looking at happy people with amazement (and, perhaps, a bit of jealousy, too) here are a few guidelines to help us move towards redefining our lives…
Published in the May 2013 issue of CURRENTS magazine (www.lncurrents.com) Boston Strong By Mike Savicki We met for the first time twenty-four years ago when I was just a college kid. What brought me to her was nothing more than a macho roommate challenge that…
Dial your “way back” machines to high school science class and place yourself back to the time when we all were asked to open our textbooks and turn to the sections that talk about energy and half life. Brings back memories, doesn’t it? It has…
John Hockenberry’s book, “Moving Violations – War Zones, Wheelchairs and Declarations of Independence” was one of the first books I read after I was injured. He has an incredible mind that was made even sharper (ok, a bit more comical, too) because of his spinal…
When I was a kid, there were two great things about staying home sick from school. Great thing #1 was my Mom’s TLC. No matter how sick I was feeling (or how much I was faking it) my Mom always came to the rescue. After…
The photos above show the actual 2012 Honda Odyssey that will be given away in May to a Local Hero as well as yours truly on stage with NMEDA in Phoenix recently to announce National Mobility Awareness Month. Dear Friends – Here’s my request…
Here’s the latest and greatest update in my periodic “What I have learned” entries. Enjoy. 1. How you dress plays an important part in how you feel. Sweats and running shoes are just fine in some circles but there’s a reason why jackets and ties…
In the last few years, you may have read about my friend, Diana Nyad. She made the news when she put into motion what she calls her “Extreme Dream.” Her passion is swimming and her goal was, at age 60, after being away from the…