oops

So I'm walking up to the stage yesterday as Simon, the control freak who only wants people to do what he says....when I notice a lady in a wheelchair.

Ordinarily, that doesn't really cause me to stop and think. The problem is, in Simon Says - you have to have a couple of sure fire outs. I was going to start with, "Hey, we're going to play Simon Says - so everyone stand up" It's a quick way to get started, 3/4's of the room is out before you start, it's kind of funny...and then you start over.

So what do you do if that's your first out?
Also, when you're out in Simon Says, you have to sit down. I ended up saying, "stand up...or scoot your chair back to let us know you're playing"

I never really empathize with people very well. I spend very little time thinking about how it must be for a blind person to find something fun to do on a Saturday night with their friends. For about ten years, it seems like the only things you can do for fun are go to a movie or go bowling. I'm guessing that movies aren't so bad if you're blind, and I've actually gone bowling with a blind guy...but still. I don't think about wheelchair access, wide aisles, elevators or how someone who can't stand up is going to play Simon Says. I guess I don't because I don't have to live in a wheelchair. I'm like that with most things. If it's something that affects me, I'm ready to go to war fighting for a change....otherwise, I just don't think about it.

I used to think about all the celebrities that work for charities because they're afflicted with the particular disease or someone in their family is...and think, "You wouldn't care about this at all if you didn't have a mom with Lupus" I guess I'm just like them. I spend very little time putting myself in someone else's shoes.

or wheelchair...