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":
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
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.
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
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:
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:
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.
Intro: Toothpaste and Railroad Tracks
In 1995, the Kernel Book is called Toothpaste and Railroad Tracks, and the
article by Dr. Jernigan "Of Toothpaste and Shaving Cream." Here are the
"Editor’s Introduction" and that article:
The Value of Planning
THE VALUE OF PLANNING
by Kenneth Jernigan
Blind children are as different from each other as sighted children,
but this may not hold for every characteristic. If, for instance, blind children want to
get along and do well, they have to learn to plan. At least I did.
Editor's Intro to The Value of Planning
Also in that year, 1993, Dr. Jernigan edited The Journey. In it he talked about
the need to think for tomorrow-the value of planning. His article, entitled "The
Value of Planning" and the "Editor’s Introduction" contain this
information: