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Craig’s WD #57

Craig’s Word of the Day is…

Onerous

A job, task or responsibility can be onerous when it is very difficult, overwhelmingly so.

Some examples:

  • Cleaning my son’s bedroom is an onerous task. (I can’t even see the floor, so many layers upon layers…)
  • Writing a thesis for a Masters in Psychology is onerously difficult, but doable. All the research, references, and reliance needed is astounding. (But I still want a Masters, just not in psychology!)
  • Reading Leo Tolstoy’s War & Peace, all 1392 pages of the Oxford University Press edition, over a weekend, can be an onerous task! (Thankfully I don’t need to read that book!)
  • Re-watching all 15 seasons of ER, 331 episodes, is binge-worthy, but somewhat onerous! (Now I want to watch it! Netflix?)

THANKS for reading! Have a super day!

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Craig MacLean is DeafBlind with ataxia, a rare condition called CAPOS. He & his wife of 22 years have two sons, the oldest of which has CAPOS as well.

Craig uses American Sign Language to communicate. He is an avid writer, friend, Hot Wheel collector and intervenor advocate.

Craig sits on many committees, boards and associations as a DeafBlind rep. He graduated university with a BA in psychology in 2000.