Jerry Boyle

Jerry Boyle @jecboyle.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 06, 2024 at 03:07 UTC

I’m a praying man. Challenge accepted. 🙏

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Jerry Boyle @jecboyle.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 06, 2024 at 02:59 UTC

Dominoes falling

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Jerry Boyle @jecboyle.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 04, 2024 at 22:56 UTC

Both Bush, Jr., and Biden rode bikes to demonstrate their vigor. I ride a bike because it’s fun, and easy. But I’ve reached the age where my Doctors recommend it for older folks.

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Jerry Boyle @jecboyle.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 04, 2024 at 22:42 UTC

Sucks that such an amazing person had to do that. Ableism is toxic af.

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Jerry Boyle @jecboyle.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 04, 2024 at 22:27 UTC

I should explain that I subscribe to that Tory rag because I’m an Irish Republican. I listen to BBC News too. Know your enemy, know them better than they know themselves.

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Jerry Boyle @jecboyle.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 04, 2024 at 22:25 UTC

Just opened my app, and saw the new cover. jfc. I got in a bad crash a year and a half ago, couldn’t work for a month because the painkillers made me loopy. Getting off the drugs, out of bed, and on to a walker for 8 weeks was a struggle, but it was liberating, despite the fucked up stigma.

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Jerry Boyle @jecboyle.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 04, 2024 at 22:10 UTC

But I’d expect Tory ableism from them.

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Jerry Boyle @jecboyle.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 04, 2024 at 22:09 UTC

Absolutely. My parents practically worshipped him, made a point of teaching me about his disability. They had a good friend who was a Judge, said FDR made it possible for him to preside in a wheelchair. I haven’t read the Economist article referred to, though I’m a subscriber.

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Jerry Boyle @jecboyle.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 04, 2024 at 21:59 UTC

It absolutely sucks that he felt obliged to do that, an indictment of pervasive ableism. But he met the challenge heroically. He’d acquired polio as an adult, probably while camping with the Boy Scout troop he led.

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Jerry Boyle @jecboyle.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 04, 2024 at 21:54 UTC

A clever trick was to arrive at a crowd to give a speech in a car, drive the car up a ramp with a microphone, and have him give the speech from the car. It gave the impression he was in a hurry to fix things. Political cartoonists obliged, and frequently depicted him running.

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Jerry Boyle @jecboyle.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 04, 2024 at 21:50 UTC

FDR did a lot to conceal his disability. Ableism was really fierce at the time, and he wanted to project vigor. It was heroic, and clever. Aides would carry a standing FDR to a podium, holding him up by his powerful arms. And then he’d use those arms to stay up while he spoke.

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Jerry Boyle @jecboyle.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 04, 2024 at 21:39 UTC

He’s still young, so he stays close to me, figuring that if I’m chill, he’s safe. He’s right. Projecting chill is the best thing you can do for a pet on July 4. Moods are contagious. Projecting anxiety feeds anxiety.

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Jerry Boyle @jecboyle.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 04, 2024 at 21:35 UTC

Like Cape, my ears are hypersensitive, so I hate the reports. But, like Cape, my eyes love the colors. And the vibe on the street is awesome.

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Jerry Boyle @jecboyle.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 04, 2024 at 21:33 UTC

I live in the neighborhood with the best fireworks in town, best because it’s anarchic, better than any permitted show, though the fireworks are mostly not as big. Folks just barricade streets for block parties, make it a family affair. I join a friend on bikes to tour the action.

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Jerry Boyle @jecboyle.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 04, 2024 at 21:27 UTC

Unhappy Birthday: Cape was born on The Day Of Loud Bangs, July 4. But he’s getting used to it.

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