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October 6th is World Cerebral Palsy Day.  This year, as with every year, I struggle with it.  I struggle with all these awareness days really.  It strikes me as performative nonsense.  Always has, probably always will. 

As I’ve grappled with what life with cerebral palsy means throughout the years, I’ve never seen a profile picture change and suddenly felt some lightning bolt of acknowledgment.

What makes me feel acknowledged is seeing others with this condition thrive, and lead interesting and fulfilled lives.

I never saw someone with cerebral palsy married, raising a family, and otherwise leading a normal life, till I was a senior in college.  In that vacuum I was tutored by injured veterans.  They showed me what was possible with varying disabilities.  May explain my predisposition towards OD green, though green also happens to be the CP awareness color….

CP informs every facet of my existence, but it doesn’t CHANGE my existence. Everything in my gear load out, be it my penchant for lightweight titanium tool watches on NATO’s that don’t flop about as I move with canes or a wheelchair, to hard wearing sharp knives to help my hands more effectively open things when they don’t feel like operating effectively, is informed by this condition.  Otherwise, I’m a normal elder millennial dude.  I adventure, I work, I love, I take subpar watch photographs.

It’s my hope that through this page, in addition to showcasing people, places, and things that make me happy; I am able to illustrate the man and the life that younger me, and the millions of other younger me’s and their families, can look up to.

Use your tools.  Be it a watch, a knife, or a suboptimal cerebellum.

Thanks for coming to my TED talk.💚👊🏻
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#cerebralpalsy
#zuluslphastraps 
#watchesofespionage 
#wolf40designs 
#worldcpday taken in Planet Earth by @tylerrichcomedy
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My grandfather was many things. Husband, father, grandfather, entrepreneur, inventor, explorer, amateur archaeologist, Pan Am pilot, and general adventurer.  He forged the archetype I strive to emulate to this day.  Of the litany of airplanes he owned and flew over the years, my favorite was his DC-3.  He’d long retired from flying by the time I came along, but his stories were legendary.  When he passed back in the early aughts, a flight of pelicans flew over in the missing man formation.  I’ve had my pelicans for a few years now, but I wanted to memorialize the man in his heyday, as opposed to his passing.  As such, N407D is now emblazoned on my arm.  My grandfather is flying with me.

Miss you Grandpa.  Blue skies up there!

@aeconner, thank you as always my friend!
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#blackandgreytattoo 
#alleycattattoo 
#aviation taken in Alley Cat Tattoo by @tylerrichcomedy
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Do I have a spinal cord injury?  No.

Am I a firm believer in the healing power of adaptive sports? Hell yes!

Without adaptive sports, specifically those of the action, full contact, you might die, “please sign this waiver” variety, I can honestly say I would not be alive today.  They pulled me out of a VERY dark place.

As such, I am a ravenous consumer of all things adaptive action sports media.  When I heard @cbreezyrides was on @unexpectedjourneypod, I had to give it a listen.  I expected bikes, stoke, all that jazz… What I was not expecting was a mountain of a dude, and someone I greatly admire, talking about some of the very same feelings and struggles I’ve dealt with over the years.  Different disabilities, different sport disciplines and skill levels, same struggles.  I was moved to write a review on that episode, and consequently received merch from @timjobrown, and @hi5sfoundation.  I’d urge anyone, able bodied and disabled alike, that may be going through it, to give the episode a listen.  You’re not alone.  Check on your strong homies, never be afraid to reach out, be good to each other, and adapt and destroy!🤙🏻

(Thanks guys!  I leave for Toronto in three days, and my tropical self starts complaining uncontrollably when the temps drop below 65°F/18°C; this kit will come in handy!)
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#cerebralpalsy 
#suicidepreventionmonth 
#sci
#highfivesfoundation 
#adaptivesports by @tylerrichcomedy
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Tomorrow!  Let’s go!!!!
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#massanuttenresort
#fwafshow
#comedy by @tylerrichcomedy
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All of my spares burst upon attempting to air them up….. @trekbikes….. I’ve exhausted my supply and have work in the morning….. If anyone locally has any 26x1” tubes, I will buy them, right now.
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#wheelchair
#help by @tylerrichcomedy
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Haaaaaangs!!!!!!! Everyone crushed!
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#comedy
#hangs taken in 3rd Generations Grill by @tylerrichcomedy
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Yo!!! The hilarious homies and myself are doing a thing tonight!  Third Generations Grill!  Be there or be lame!
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#standupcomedy 
#freeshow 
#localcomedy by @tylerrichcomedy
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My great grandfather fought in WWI…. Despite being a Merchant Marine for numerous years preceding the war, the regular Navy, in their infinite wisdom, thought it wise to send him to France as an ambulance driver. 

After a particularly bloody conflict, great granddad was headed back to the hospital and happened upon a gravely wounded French soldier. He had extra space in the ambulance, and took pity on the Frenchman, so he loaded him up and took him in for treatment. 

The Frenchman survived, and as a token of his gratitude gave my great grandfather this knife, with the caution to never cut himself with it, as the blade had been poisoned.  For over 100 years, this knife has been stored in a pickle jar as a precautionary measure.

I am now the custodian of said knife, and jar.

Whether or not the blade was indeed poisoned, or said poison remains potent after a century, I do not know.  Nevertheless, I’m incredibly happy to have this weird, lethal heirloom.

It’s staying in the jar👀☠️🔪
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#wwi
#familyheirlooms 
#farmersknife by @tylerrichcomedy
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Statler and Waldorf: Together Again

This is a limited engagement.  Get your tickets today! by @tylerrichcomedy
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When life gives you lemons, work out for charity…. 100 miles to benefit @projectrecover, let’s go!!!!
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#cerebralpalsy 
#fyp 
#wheelchair 
#missionmiles by @tylerrichcomedy
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Matchy matchy.  Carbon Fiber is the move.  Wheelchair of Espionage. 
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@watchesofespionage 
@bowhead_wheelchairs 
#useyourtools
#adibackrest 
#bowheadera by @tylerrichcomedy
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A small sampling of the face melting that went down this evening….

Groovy bluesy metal goodness, meets pop punk metalcore distilled happiness.  Don’t sleep on the local homies.
@ugabugaband 
And 
@varaaltaband 

Thanks for the rad show, guys!🤘🏻
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#localmetal 
#supportlocalartists 
#metal 
#ugabugafestival taken in The Foundry at Basic City Beer Co by @tylerrichcomedy
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