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Friday

Deaf History

This person is the first in entertainment history to make a career as a solo percussion artist, holds 2 grammys and was awarded an Officer of the British Empire and later received an extenstion to Dame Commander.

Safe to say not much stops this lady.

And you can become a fan at Facebook.

Thursday

Idioms Thursday -not really an idiom

This has been one of those weeks when technology and I do not get along.

So while I wait for my tower to be repaired, I think we should look at the phrase:


"Exercise in futility."
An action that achieves no end or goal.

2. An action to achieve a goal that is unachievable.

3. An action that achieves an end or goal that is in itself pointless
Trying to culture an american is a pointless exercise in futility.


Now truthfully it reminds me of that other current colloquialism
"Epic Fail"
When something can be seen to be a total failure


And yeah, I sign them both with the Sign "fail"- no initialized sign, just the old fashioned sign for fail (2:cl -> from inside to outside across non-dominant palm).

With the appropriate face of course. Just imagine me watching my tower being removed 24 hours after I reported I needed a clean install...24 hours to come to my conclusion.

Sigh.

Citations: phrases defined by www.urbandictionary.com


"FAIL" available at ASLpro.com

Tuesday

Links Tuesday!

So first up and first of all I want to thank @terptopic for this link: How to sign "twitter" in ASL It may not be the definitive decision, but I like the option must better than "gossip." I will admit, some people use twitter for that purpose but most of the tweeples I know do not. So I like it!

The fun part for me is this is the vloggers only video and he only uploaded it 20 hours or so before this post.

I had hoped to find more discussion but have not yet found anyone with a different suggestion. If I find one, I will be sure and share it.

If you find one, do tell!

Sunday

Deaf teen wins Gold

This week the sport world was watching the X-games and motocross teen sensation Ashley Fiolek didn't disappoint.

Fiolek, who has been deaf since birth, took first place in Women's Moto X Super X on Saturday night.

Check out the story at ESPN.com