Yesterday was Father’s Day. I was acutely aware of it the instant I decided to get Ryan out of bed in the morning. For me, I did everything as normal… except for one thing. I turned off my smartphone, closed my computer, and set the television remote control aside. My reason was simple, but I was […]
Societal Segregation of the Brain Injured & Family
With Ryan’s attack anniversary coming up this weekend (November 7), I battle with sadness and anger at a higher intensity. Hell, often at the same time. For me, I cope and respond better with anger. Hence, the theme of today’s post: Pissed-Off. “Justice delayed is… justice denied”. True, yes, in some regards. It’s a catchy […]
Kari Diviney: “How Can Austin Vantrease Smile?”
Commentary & Opinion by Kari Diviney (Ryan Diviney’s younger sister) I haven’t posted in a while. It’s something about the holidays that makes me, well, honestly… feel a lot of emptiness. This might sound selfish and it is hard to admit, but going on Facebook (or any form of social media, for that matter) during […]
Photo Composition: Fifth Anniversary
Last Friday (November 7), on the fifth anniversary of Ryan’s attack, the Baltimore Sun ran a wonderful piece. The Photo Journalist who put it together, Kaitlin Newman, told me that it had more than 85,000 online views just over that weekend! It’s easy to see why it is so popular… the twenty photographs she included […]
Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire!
Ryan’s Rally LLC: Owns (Former) Vantrease Website! Many of you might remember that asinine website — chooseprogress.net — set-up, maintained, and updated by the Vantrease family/contingent. They used it to promote their propaganda blitzkrieg. It was ill-conceived and failed miserably, but now plays in our favor for one simple reason. Ryan’s Rally LLC now owns […]