Response to "Joey Baer, Concerns and Recommendation"

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Kathleen Kinnee

Would the Hearies Listen to Me, the Deafie? I Think I Have Valid points...

Hello! I'm really sorry about this window blaring so much. It is sunny today. I tried to avoid this window without any success. So, please be patience with me, ok? I want to bring a discussion. I want to use the subject on this discussion. I cannot avoid to use the word, discuss. Cannot! Discuss!

I want to start with you the Deafies. You can spread the message to the Hearies. I hope the Hearies would listen to us, because I think I have valid points. I hope the Hearies learn from us. I am sure the subject might be mentioned. Just that I bring this up, because I do not see the subject discussed out there yet.

First of all, let me start with Flint, Michigan. Flint had serious finance debt that Michigan governor send her finance manager as an acting mayor. The acting mayor was there for two years, because of an order, not of people voting. The acting mayor took care of the budget within two years, and Flint, Michigan was free from debt. TWO years... I was surprised. If Flint, Michigan's budget became better, therefore America needs a finance manager. That is right.

See, see, the economic here in America is real bad. Many people are getting laid off. Looks like there is dominoes effects going on. The companies seem to copy another companies to lay off their workers. This seems to be chaotic ongoing. People does not seem to have faith in the economic right now. Our President has an enormous responsibility as a President. I am sure this President has a major on public relations, or government. Maybe a minor? Not majored in economic, definitely... Maybe one or two courses on economic. Is it enough knowledge on America's economic? Economic's language is hard to understand. I understood my economic course very little, and I got so-so grade for it. You need to understand the economic in order to get good grade.

I discussed with someone on economists... People who studies the economic are not popular. They study so hard, and their language are hard to understand. So, what can we do about this? We need to change our attitude and re-evaluate ourselves, reflecting on America. The point here is we need to improve our economic by hiring the economist. We need to accept their appearance. Vanity is our major theme right now. Looking good, fame, clothing and so further are the way we represent for America??? The other option is having the President and having a new position as Finance Manager, as Co-Presidents, so that this FM could observe and understand the economic better.

I was informed that the President hired this person as his Finance Advisor. This person had worked for the company that failed and collapsed. I am puzzled all about this. If he did not succeed, then how can he understand the economic works? Obama hired this person as a favor, because he has helped Obama win the Presidency. I hope Obama hired the right person, because we need one!

Also, for example, football, basketball, any sports, one player is hired through contract, and it is very expensive. A-Rod, the baseball player, got the 252 million dollars contract. People are sick of A-Rod because of his steroid usage. The point here is the 252 million dollars contract affecting our economic and budget, did you know? Someone mentioning this said that the money costs, like expensive parking, expensive food, and expensive tickets all because of the contracts with players. TV included, cost, cost and cost everything else. That is the concern. Do we have the money for those contracts? No.

Well, one, or many things we can think of on our economic or budget. I think we are spoiled. We are getting greedy. We need to re-evaluate ourselves. We need to spread the words. Let the Hearies know. Let the Deafies know, too. We look at ourselves, reconsider the changes in ourselves in order to improve our economic. So many things we can think over and see what we can change for the better economic. It is all up to you!!

America needs the Finance Manger!

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Butterfly, like me...Deaf

We are Deaf: One and Many

Sorry about not typing all those message, I am trying to cover what I have said...

Hello from Butterfly, like me...deaf. I have not involved in DeafRead lately, because I was involved in another project. The project was just finished. So, I checked DeafRead, because I have run out of "Deaf news." I found the group doing the project, "We are Deaf: One and Many." I decided to join the bandwagon, smile.

Now let me start with this statement: "Ask not what your Deaf community can do for you: ask what you can do for your Deaf community." That means contribute our time to Deaf community. Sure, I can tell you some of activities I had in my life for Deaf community.

In my college time, I took several activities for the church. I gave my time with singing, and shared my knowledge with my friends. After that, I did not involve in the church. At least I contributed my time to help Deaf people socialize at my college.

I was a chairperson for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing reunion with those mainstreamed alumnus, not Deaf school students. They were able to keep in touch with their friends. The reunion is held every five years after I started the reunion.

I was an advocate for Deaf community. I provided many workshops, projects, and programs to those people who had the certain needs. My best memory from this agency was helping the mainstreamed students keeping in touch with Deaf community by providing Deaf people, and basic Deaf needs information, such as doorbell ringings, and others. I even gave a presentation on this situation.

I was involved in three different pageants. I was a candidate with one pageant myself (my first year of being in the world after high school). Total four altogether. I contributed my time to help those candidates feel good about themselves.

I was a counselor to a few Deaf people...That is all about it.

I was a case manager for Deaf people who has mental health and mental challenges. I helped them connect to the community on their own. They feel good about themselves. That's great that they could connect to the community!

Recently, I did the vlogs and blogs. The vlogs and blogs has influenced and inspired the deaf community.

Finally, I just worked on Facebook. My purpose for Facebook is to improve the socializing Deaf people in many and various ways. What I am looking for is socializing; extended socializing, other than socializing at home or deaf club, you name it. What can we do more for socialization? Internet! I just posted a few vlogs in Facebook, and discussed what we can improve our socialization in Facebook.

There it is! I think it is all for now.

Am I finished with Facebook and other activities? No, from now on, I will continue and continue improving the Deaf community until I am buried six feet under, ha.

To close this message by adding this statement:

"Know that your people will judge you on what you can build, not what you destroy. To those who cling to power through corruption and deceit and the silencing of dissent, know that you are on the wrong side of history; but that we will extend a hand if you are willing to unclench your fist." - Barack Obama

Butterfly, like me...deaf

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Thanks to Internet!! Why? Here is the Why...

Food for Thought today!! I have thought lately. Wow, I thank what? number one what, INTERNET! Yes, it is champ! Internet expands unlimited possibilities for the Deaf people. I mean it!! You can imagine!

I look in the past. I did not have computer when I was growing up. Home computers started sometimes after I graduated from high school. It occurred during my college time. People did not get their computers until middle of 1980s'. Finally, the people bought computers for homes. More, and more...now all houses has computers. I mean it!! You cannot avoid any house that has no computer. If no computer, it has to be poor, or to be prohibited. Everyplace has computer! Whoa.

I thank what for, what for...I thank INTERNET! Now, Youtube.com was created a few years ago. A FEW years ago, can you imagine that? Not long ago, gulp! Youtube.com expanded big time. (Youtube.com was founded on Feburary 2005, only three years!!) It becomes a household name now. Finished. Anyone hear of Youtube.com would know the name by heart! DeafRead and Youtube.com work together and they created DVTV. This is excellent! Not only DeafRead, but other programs everywhere else does the videos. Facebook has their own vlogs, videos. It grows... Wow, I am impressed.

If vlogs or videos were not existed, I would probably write and type. Yeah, I would not see the faces. I would not see their signs. I would not see their style of signing. I would not see them. Something is missing. Now, finally I see their vlogs. It has been about one year, one year and half. Not long ago. I got involved in those videos big time. Finished! I have been watched and made videos a lot. I am addicted to this. I am a vlogger junkie!! Seriously!!

Okay, you see, I have "met" people through vlogs. I have been curious about their signing style, and expression. I have noticed that written English they have written for their videos and their expression in their videos are not able to match well. Reading, writing, typing and signing. Signing has its own cliques or accent. Their mark of expression is all. Reading is the standard for English. People expect to understand the reading, because of its expectation and rules. Watching the signings and reading the "script" are not the same.

I learn more because, for example, I got involved in the signing group that discusses National Football League, NFL. This group shows their expression, facial expressions, and freestyle signings. This is their expression! I enjoy them more, than I do with reading. If they do those in writing or typing, I probably would laugh, and shrug off, letting them go. See those TVs' cc, newspapers, reading them are not appealing to me. I do not care about NFL with written messages. Nah. Now they express with ASL, and they are fantasizing to me! Not only me, but a few Deaf women are involved, whew me, ha.

There is another FB groups who would like to improve stuff. If they typed down, I would read them, like newspapers, magazines, and others. Reading...yeah, yeah. Then I see them signing, and displaying in their videos. I feel more connected to them. More personal, not like those in commerical way. I am impressed.

I am serious! This is AMAZING! I thank the Internet! Oh, my goodness!

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Thanks, Kathleen Kinnee
Butterfly, like me... Deaf

Controversal Issues Regarding to Deafized Way with Driving

The driving is designed for Hearing. Music or radio comes in handy. We need to adapt our Deaf way to keep our minds busy. Any suggestion or idea is encouraged.

I bring up a controversial issue here. It is all about driving. What is going on with driving? Let me tell you about my background a bit. I was a chauffeur for the first three years. First year, one school, driving to drop daughter off, driving home, and then driving back to school to pick daughter up and bring her home. The second year, two different schools. Then the third year, three different schools, dropping each kid, driving back to home and then picking up them at different times, and then bringing them home three different times. Alas, wow, it surely took my time on the roads. Why three schools? one is special education school, one is public charter school, and last one is pre-school.

Anyway, to the driving issue, phew, it is not funny. Bus drivers, truck drivers and its likes have guts for driving a lot on the roads continually. Applaud for them!! Not for me..., you see, this year, I am done with being chauffeur. All kids go to school bus. I get them back here... It is all due to high cost of gas prices going up. I had to change my situation for the sake of finance. That is the major reason. Now, I want to mention this that I get distraught easily. I would read something on my wheel while I look on the roads.. I could not drive alone. I would like to keep my mind busy while I drive. It is not fair that Hearing people could keep themselves busy with music or radio.

There is a new law that does not allow pagers, cell phones or its likes on the hands. It has to be hand-free and be on the visor, or headset. Maybe videophone on the visor can be done for Deaf people. Deaf drivers can do that? Glancing and driving, not good idea...could stop at rest area or something like that. The point here is the eyes has to be on the roads. I understand it is important for the safety sake.

I ask you. I challenge you and the whole world, too. The listening to music is designed for the hearing people. H E A R I N G way. Where is the deaf way? We need to ADAPT to our situation. What is that? Okay, in the past, we have developed doorbell lighting, baby crying lighting, videophone, VRS, pagers like Sidekick pager, oh it is like champ!! Now, the next thing is driving. I am the mom who had a lot of drivings, whoa. I would like to do something on this. The challenge is a solution for keeping our minds busy. What? I would like to figure out what to do. Either you help me with this, or I work on this... Or, maybe, we could work out together.

Hmm? This could be a serious issue. Deaf drivers' minds need to be kept busy. Recently, not long ago, I was driving for an hour and half. On the way about fifteen minutes or twenty minutes, my eyes shut for no reasons. (maybe due to kids keeping me busy before we head for driving, and then my body needed to be rested.) I woke alertly, and worked hard to keep my eyes opened til I found a place to park my vehicle. I had to sleep a few minutes, and then off to drive. Oh, my goodness! It was like out of shape or practice for driving a long way. Now, to my point here, my mind needs to be alerted, and stay awake. I could not use the music. What else can I do?? Come on, do not do to us, be patience with the only music or radio. We need to do something. Be creative, and use your brain!! In the past, we did a lot to succeed ourselves with equipments, right? We can do it!! Yeah!! Come on!

Please leave feedback here, or bring the suggestion or idea to your vlog. Brainstorm as much as we can. We need to improve our driving issues. Yes, we are good, yeah excellent drivers ourselves. We need more! Get it?? Ok...

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Thank you, Kathleen

>Scary Stories< For Halloween...

I gave four scary stories for the sake of Halloween. Enjoy!! ;D


Thought that thing was haunted, but it really was...




That glowing in between!!




Scary Experience with Driving!




Another scary experience with Driving!




Butterfly, like me...Deaf

My First Video, Then and Retake ~~ 10/09/08

Retake Video October 9, 2008~~ I repeated what I mentioned in my first video! :D







My first video October 5, 2007


Compare the first video, and compare the current video. See how I approach the video with more confidence than I did with my first video.

Thank you, DeafRead, for giving me the opportunities to be myself in the media field. I appreciate this very much. I just looked my first video, and I realized that I have come a long way. Wow...

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Have a good fall!!

Butterfly, like me...Deaf