The Bethel Rebel: Life according to Johnny Ginsberg

I have experienced some forgiveness on the part of my conservator.  I just called him up and advised him that I made some money, bought a new Palm Centro cell phone, and upgraded the plan I had to an all inclusive plan which costs more money per month.  I thought it might be an adverse [...]

As I was driving from Carol’s Restaurant after breakfast with my mother, I passed a church called Kingwood Church on 109th Ave NW in Blaine.  They had a sign board that said, “God Bless Eagle Brook Church.”  Holy Mackerel!  I’ve never seen that before.  It must mean that something is either going well there, or [...]

The project I was invited to work with by Mark Bierle was rather interesting.  It is a movie about the life of John Turnipseed.  It was filmed at various locations in Minneapolis.  I had the pleasure of encountering a number of people who were involved with this project.  I even had the joy of reencountering [...]

Right now I am awaiting a phone call from a producer about when I will start helping out at the film production.  It’s going to be a lot of work for me this week, but I think I will be able to get through it without too much trouble. The gig will be fun to [...]

I’m a little late in saying this, but I hope you all have had a great Fourth of July Independence day holiday.  I’m grateful I live here in the United States, where we have all of our most cherished freedoms to do what we can to live in peace.   Freedom is not free, either.  I [...]

The Rehab Services counselor just phoned me.  What he is going to propose to the next person who takes his job at the Blaine office is that I undergo what I will call a Work Tolerance Assessment.  It would involve me working at like a Goodwill or Courage Center for five or six hours a [...]