Jimbo’s Perspective

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Sitting alone at a nearby pub was Jimbo. Having just had one of the most exhausting days of his life trying to help out Buck with apprehending Crazy Joe Shooter; he needed to have a drink to calm himself down. Then he heard loud shouts and hollering talking about Buck’s heroics that they had heard about. They couldn’t believe that all this time, the unexpected gun was the son of the sheriff.

That’s when they spotted Jimbo, and immediately ran over to talk to them about what had transpired earlier that day. Jimbo couldn’t care less that they wanted to his side of the story, but he thought it would be a good idea to tell them the real story. Instead of the tall tale that they had heard of Buck Smith becoming a monster that went berserk and killed everyone in Train Man Inc. So he described what really happened when him and Buck Smith went to Train Man Inc. to apprehend Crazy Joe Shooter.

Jimbo described how he and Buck Smith snuck into Train Man Inc. without being noticed. Then peacefully confronted the CEO of Train Man Inc. who gladly told them of Crazy Joe’s whereabouts in a local greenhouse down the road. So Jimbo and Buck got on their horses and headed to the greenhouse. As they opened the door to the greenhouse, they saw Crazy Joe starting to run away and they shot at his leg to stop him from getting away. What they didn’t know was that the gases in the greenhouse were flammable. So as soon as Buck shot his gun, the whole greenhouse blew up with Crazy Joe still inside.

The whole crowd was shocked and couldn’t believe that this whole incident was an accident. They all thought that Jimbo was trying to mess with them; so they went on back to loud shouts and hollering “Buck Smith should be Sheriff, he killed all those man to grant justice to Crazy Joe Shooter.”

Little did they know, that Jimbo was actually telling the truth about him and Buck accidentally killing Crazy Joe in a greenhouse.

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With A Perspective, I’m Melinda

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A 4-star assignment: A Life In Two Minutes: Create a 2 minute audio story inspired by the “My Life is True” series produced by KQED of Northern California. KQED works with people “to explain, in their own words, a significant moment or stubborn problem.” Work with a friend or tell a story about yourself that describes such a moment or problem. Be sure to keep it at two minutes or less! Thanks to GNA Garcia for posting a link to this awesome site on Twitter and inspiring assignment ideas for DS106.

my life is true by melindakumi

Transcript:

He doesn’t need a chair to assist him with mobility like Jill, the girl I work for, he doesn’t need an attending to sit with him during the day and he never required hospitalization. He needs help with the way that he learns, processes, and retells information. My life took a backseat, but I understood that because he was the baby and he was the boy. My brother’s learning disability put us in two separate schools by the time I was 10 and he 9. I learned to love solitude never socializing outside of class because it was something I was comfortable with. It wasn’t until I watched a video on paws4people at the age of 21 about a girl named Amanda that made me stop and think twice about all the little moments and questions that sat neglected. I discovered how many holes in my memories and in my stories and in my perception of my brother and of family I had. I still don’t know what kind of learning disorder he has. I still don’t know the severity of financial weight we are under because of his schooling and testings, but I know that is a driving factor for the things my family is doing now and for the decisions I have yet to make.

While this just seems like a story calling for the pity party festivities to begin, there are a lot of things needing to be addressed because of having a brother with an invisible disability. This is a call to action for the parents to keep all parties informed and included. A call to action for the awareness of such invisible disabilities whether they be physical, emotional, mental or social or any other types. Above all, this is for the caretakers, educators, and other family members affected by those with disabilities – you are NOT alone. Having a brother with these kinds of issues makes me more aware of the holes in our educational system and compassionate for those with visible and invisible disabilities.

with a perspective i’m melinda

(Image made with Adobe Elements 3.0 and audio recorded directly into soundcloud.)

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