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Branching out keeps you green– and so does pruning!

Sure, it’s good to be a veteran, expert, master, pro. But mastery in a profession like interpreting is a journey, not a destination. I’ve been interpreting for 21 years, yet I feel green. Why? Because I’m branching out. I’m trying new ways, new skills, new settings. I’m trying new signs with my hands, face, and body; new words and intonations with my voice. It is often awkward!

When trees branch out, they sprout new leaves. These light green leaves are more vulnerable than the waxy dark ones. Yet their vulnerability is their strength. They’re open to the sun, air, and rain. They keep the tree alive.

Branching out is not the only act that keeps a tree alive. (more…)

February 27, 2012
Categories vs. tags

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February 25, 2012
Went to a mental health workshop this morning

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February 25, 2012
Technology companies have got it all WRONG!

Here is my thought for the day. Why don’t technology companies (Google, Apple, Motorola, Samsung…) stop suing each other to hell and back and produce the best, most effect, NEW products. Years old patients that have become passé and are basic building blocks of our communications systems across all brands, need not be a reason for another damn law suit. This is all paid for by the consumers, not the manufacturers. I cannot believe that a iPads “look” is protected. A car is a car, a tablet is a tablet, a tv is a tv. they look similar because of functionality with the human body. Do business and stop litigating. Earn our dollars the old fashion way.

February 22, 2012
Where are the sign language interpreter blogs today?

I began writing this website in 1996, and when I turned it into a blog in 2006 I searched the blogosphere and I found some other ASL interpreter blogs. Back then, two of the four blogs I found were inactive, and since then, the other two have become inactive.

Today, things are different. While I have continued to publish my posts about interpreting for the deaf and various topics, other blogs have emerged and thrived. Here are four that I am aware of: (more…)

February 22, 2012