http://www.dominickevans.com Sun, 16 Nov 2008 23:17:45 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en After the sensationalistic, media circus surrounding Thomas Beatie and his 20/20 interview, which revealed he's pregnant again, I felt compelled to write Barbara Walters a letter. While this is not the formal letter I sent to her (though I mention many of the same things I wrote to her, in ... http://www.dominickevans.com/2008/11/dear-barbara-waltersim-a-trans-guy-too/ I'm not the type to complain much about my disability. I rarely feel sorry for myself for being in a wheelchair. It's pretty much natural to me. I've accepted that and there is nothing that is going to change it until a cure for Spinal Muscular Atrophy is found. I ... http://www.dominickevans.com/2008/11/sometimes-being-in-a-wheelchair-sucks/ So, first Thomas Beatie had to go and have one child and now he's having another. The issue I have with this is the backlash this is going to have on the transgendered community. Let me go back a bit, to explain this to those who might not know who ... http://www.dominickevans.com/2008/11/im-spittin-mad-about-this-thomas-beattie-crap/ I was tagged by Leah Dossey of Creative Wisdom from Blue Leaf Creative. The point is to link up with other bloggers and have them link up with you. The rules are pretty simple from what I am to understand. Step #1 - Link to the person who tagged you. I ... http://www.dominickevans.com/2008/11/tagging-to-help-fellow-bloggers/ This month, we elected the first non-Caucasian president in the history of the United States. On the same night, four different states passed laws against GLBT individuals. In Arizona and Florida, those states defined marriage as being between one man and one woman thus banning GLBT individuals from being able ... http://www.dominickevans.com/2008/11/there-still-is-much-to-be-done-for-glbt-rights/ Midway through election night, I had the distinct honor of joining a great group of people; new friends and Obama supporters. Keith Burtis, an artist on my Twitter, invited those on his list to a live blog, chatting event at the Yes but No but Yes web blog. Since I ... http://www.dominickevans.com/2008/11/we-are-as-one-my-unity-post/ We celebrated Halloween on Friday and Saturday. CT is 13, so this is the first year he didn't go out trick or treating. On Friday night, he stood in the doorway of my bedroom and said, "I guess trick or treating is over." I said to him, "Yes, CT. It ended ... http://www.dominickevans.com/2008/11/happy-halloween/ In the last few days, I've been reading over a few different homeschooling blogs. I've noticed that many people homeschooling list the books they use to teach their children. We aren't homoschooling due to our religious beliefs. We're homeschooling to provide a higher quality education for our son. I've found ... http://www.dominickevans.com/2008/10/how-we-homeschool/ Burton, Michigan – October 29, 2008: Muscular Dystrophy Patients United is announcing its second annual Winter Holidays Adoption Program. This program is specifically for families who have children with Muscular Dystrophy. Last year, MDP United was able to assist three families and this year the organization hopes to help between ... http://www.dominickevans.com/2008/10/mdp-uniteds-winter-holiday-adoption-program/ I'm going to start podcasting here at DominickEvans.com. It's about time I actually expressed my thoughts and opinions in a more productive way. I believe podcasting will be an excellent outlet. I am very excited about this new endeavor and I hope you all will join me for the ride. I ... http://www.dominickevans.com/2008/10/podcasting-on-politics-on-religion/