[Jack the collector]

Jim,so much to say and so little bandwidth!I went to school and have taught classes at the University of Colorado in Boulder.....the Mecca of the politicaly correct.I drove them crazy,I am almost totally deaf....born that way,can't miss what you never had.But I digress,the pc hippies at boulder would not hesitate to ask how long,why,whats it like,etc. about my being deaf.My first response to thier "hearing impared" comment is(was) I AM DEAF.Its not a dirty word,its not a demeaning word,its just describes a condition of the ear.This was usually followed by a gasp or "oh".I then tell them what I find offensive is them butchering the english language.I'll stop here,time for a pill as my wife tells me when I get woundup.