by Laurie Coldwell | Jul 15, 2020 | Blog
REFORMATTING THE HUMAN HARD DRIVE Marco Orlando I’ve been coming to terms with my past lately and I’ve been learning to accept that it hasn’t been all bad like I had thought. I internalized a lot of hatred growing up because I had consistently felt less than human....
by Laurie Coldwell | Jul 1, 2020 | Blog
“DECONSTRUCTING GAMEFACE” Marco Orlando For all intents and purposes, wrestling is the foundation that my entire worldview has been built upon. It is what has made the most sense to me and what I’ve understood best. I was hooked on wrestling ever since the late 80s...
by Laurie Coldwell | Jun 17, 2020 | Blog
“CAPTAIN DICK ENERGY” Marco Orlando Not everyone in the world is fortunate to have a so-called “nuclear family” and grow up with both a mother and a father. Mine just happens to have a 15-year age difference between them. It made for a unique dynamic when I was...
by Laurie Coldwell | Jun 3, 2020 | Blog
THE PARADOX OF PAIN TOLERANCE Marco Orlando Gym class was a nightmare for me growing up. If you’re like me, you probably don’t have very many fond memories of gym class when you were in school either. I hated getting changed for gym class in the locker room with 10-12...
by Laurie Coldwell | May 6, 2020 | Blog
“SOMETHING WORTH FIGHTING FOR” Marco Orlando I had a discussion with members of the Bangor Chapter recently, and I drew some parallels between the civil rights movement of the 1960s and the concurring federal disability rights efforts that came about not soon after. I...