Of Toothpaste and Shaving Cream
OF TOOTHPASTE AND SHAVING CREAM
by Kenneth Jernigan
Almost everybody who thinks about blindness begins with the assumption
that if you are blind, you are at a tremendous disadvantage in dealing with the everyday
tasks of getting along and managing your life. To some extent, of course, that is true.
Tapping the Charcoal
Also in 1995, Dr. Jernigan edited Tapping the Charcoal, and included an article
by that name. So often blind people (and some sighted ones too), refrain from seeking
experience because they believe it is too dangerous for them. Dr. Jernigan has shown
thousands of blind people how to cook over an open fire. Here is his article:
THE DAY AFTER CIVIL
RIGHTS
In 1997, the Convention address was entitled "The Day After Civil Rights." It
combined a philosophical understanding with the experiences of everyday life, and it
reached an astonishing conclusion. Contained in this address are the articles written for
two Kernel Books along with the introductions. Both of these books, Like Cats and Dogs
and Wall-to-Wall Thanksgiving, were published in 1997. Here is what Dr. Jernigan
said:
LIKE CATS AND DOGS EDITOR'S INTRODUCTION
LIKE CATS AND DOGS
EDITOR’S INTRODUCTION
In the early and mid 1930’s, when I was a boy in grade school, I
dearly loved to read poetry-or, more properly speaking, have poetry read to me. And my
teachers often obliged. One of my favorites was a poem by Eugene Field called the
"Gingham Dog and the Calico Cat." Although it will never be a classic, I liked
it. It begins like this:
"The gingham dog and the calico cat
Intro: Wall-to-Wall Thansgiving
That is my article for the first of this year’s Kernel Books. Here
are the introduction and the article for the second:
WALL-TO-WALL THANKSGIVING
EDITOR’S INTRODUCTION
Most American holidays have a double significance-what they are, and
what they imply. New Year’s Day, for instance, means just that, the beginning of
another year. But it also means reviewing the past, planning for the future, and hoping to
do better.
Don't Throw The Nickel
That is the introduction. Now for the article. As I have already said,
it is called "Don’t Throw the Nickel."
Don't Throw The Nickel
Continuing Kernel Books
The last of Dr. Jernigan’s convention addresses regarding the Kernel Books was
presented to the 1998 Convention of the National Federation of the Blind in Dallas, Texas.
It contains the material prepared for Gray Pancakes and Gold Horses and To Touch
the Untouchable Dream, both books released in 1998. This is Dr. Jernigan’s
address, entitled "The Continuing Saga of the Kernel Books":
Intro: Gray Pancakes and Gold Horses
EDITOR’S INTRODUCTION
This is the fourteenth volume in the Kernel Book series. Its title, Gray
Pancakes and Gold Horses, is taken from the first two stories and symbolizes the theme
of the book.
Barrier of the Invisible Difference
There you have the introduction to Kernel Book fourteen. Now, here is
my opening article. It is entitled "The Barrier of the Visible
Difference."
THE BARRIER OF THE VISIBLE DIFFERENCE
Catchy titles and clever phrases are the stuff of big business. As
every advertising agency knows, fortunes are made or lost by the way the public reacts to
a jingle or a slogan.
To Touch the Untouchable Dream
There you have the Editor’s Introduction and the first article in
volume fourteen of the Kernel Book series. Here is the Editor’s Introduction to book
fifteen, which will be released this fall:
EDITOR’S INTRODUCTION