Archive for August, 2008

Our fair and weathered friend, Fairlady ~

Posted by LaRonda on August 31st, 2008

(Captioned videos below)
I have a dear friend who goes by the screen name of Fairlady. She v/blogs over at Signing World. She is one of the finest, fair-weathered friends one could have. A sweet, sensitive soul, she is the heart of our online chat community at Yahoo Live. We lovingly call her “The Queen.” [...]

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Unity in Duality ~

Posted by LaRonda on August 24th, 2008

Photo by: Danny Lakeboy
I’ve always enjoyed the ancient Chinese symbol of Yin - Yang as it helps my understanding of how things work. The outer circle represents “everything” or “truth,” while the black and white shapes within the circle represents the interaction of two energies, called “yin” (black) and “yang” (white). They are not [...]

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Swimming Naked with ‘Honu’ (Sea Turtles) ~

Posted by LaRonda on August 22nd, 2008

Before I left for my family summer vacation on the Big Island of Hawaii, I told my Deaf friends I was going to swim naked with ‘Honu’ – the Hawaiian name for sea turtles. A bona fide workaholic, I had wisely planned a well-earned, long overdue, 2-week vacation to an exotic island and dared to [...]

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Why I Joined CAD ~

Posted by LaRonda on August 10th, 2008

(Closed Captions and Transcript)
Join LaRonda as she and Buddy Singleton share some of the inspirational reasons behind the choice to join the Bay Area California Association of the Deaf.
(3:56 Mins.) Hosted by: Videoserver.us

Transcript:
LaRonda Zupp: I’m a vlogger and I watch different vlogs. There is one vlog by a famous vlogger named Joey [...]

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Ode To Bellys ~

Posted by LaRonda on August 9th, 2008

After buying three new swimsuits for my 11-day trip to the Big Island of Hawaii, (beginning Aug. 11th), my focus has turned to bellies. Svelt ones, small ones, rolly ones and painted ones, stretchy ones and sexy ones, hairy ones and scary ones! We suck them in and tuck them in. We hide them or [...]

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The “I Love You” Sign ~

Posted by LaRonda on August 9th, 2008

Photo by: Deaf RED Bear
While at the CAD Hawaiian Luau last month, I happened to capture a conversation between 3 Deaf seniors about the origin of the “I Love you” sign. Have a look below. (Transcript included.)
(1:23 Mins.) Hosted by: Videoserver.us

Transcript:
Bernice: The “I Love You” sign? I can’t remember when it started, [...]

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