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A Brief Meditation on Wheelchair Sports
by Treadmarkz Carrying on in the same vein as my last posting, a friend of mine (also a paraplegic) and I had a discussion a while back about wheelchair sports. It was his feeling that wheelchair...
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Wheelchairin’ in the Bike Lane
by Treadmarkz It strikes me as really dumb that it is illegal for people on bicycles to ride on the sidewalk. They are required to ride down on the street in the “bike lane”. Right next to where the...
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How To Get Six-Pack Abs in a Wheelchair. Is it Possible?
by Treadmarkz When people meet me for the first time, they often make note of, or complement me on, the strong, muscular upper body that I have built up over the years pushing myself around in a chair....
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Treadmarkz’s Paralympic Delusions of Grandeur
by Treadmarkz, I’ve been away from my blog for a little while. I’d like to say that the reason is that I am training for the paralympics, but alas, I have just been whiling away the dog days of summer....
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How To Get Paralympics Coverage On Your Computer, In Color and In Motion
by Treadmarkz I have often heard disabled people deplore the lack of televised coverage of the Paralympics (and by the way, WordPress, Paralympics is a word even if your program underlines it in red...
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Got a Hangnail? You May Be Eligible For the Paralympics!!!
by Treadmarkz Of course you’ve got to be a great athlete too, but… Does anybody else find it disturbing that to qualify for the Paralympics, all you need is a pair of contact lenses? Yes that’s right,...
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Rethinking the ReWalk
by Treadmarkz I have been giving it a lot of thought, and though the ReWalk is still in its developmental stage as far as I am concerned, it does press me to consider what would be the one thing that...
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Getting So Much Better All The Time…
by Treadmarkz Well winter is almost over and I managed to avoid getting too out of shape. I think the best thing I did for myself was basically storing up for the winter by doing laps around my block...
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How Pain is Like a Bad Axle
by Treadmarkz In my studies of the Sanskrit language I have found several words that, when translated into English, are made up of some literal profundities. One example struck me as particularly...
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Vertical Yoga and the Final Frontier, the Great Within
by Treadmarkz Tomorrow, being that it will be about 55-60 degrees Fahrenheit out, will be my first time in 2012 climbing Bandel Hill. I work at the top of the hill, and I like to have my bus drop me...
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I Want a 10-Day Paralympics Extravaganza On NBC in 2016 With a Five-Hour...
by Treadmarkz Now that I have stated my demand, clearly and concisely, I’d like to note that once again in 2012 the Paralympics follows close on the heels of the Olympics. Once again it has been...
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