Access Earth: Crowdsourced Building Accessibility Information

Reading about this new Access Earth project, two thoughts crossed my mind. 1. This looks pretty swell and we should tell our wheelchair friends about it. 2. I wonder if Matt Wozenilek is still out there shaking folks down for cash instead of doing something productive like this to help everyone’s cause. The platform was …

My God, These Olympics

Before a lot of Olympics start, it’s pretty much inevitable that you’ll hear stories about all the problems plaguing the host city. Construction projects running behind, rights violations in the name of corporate sponsorship, mistreatment of workers and citizens, multi-million dollar budget shortfalls that seem to take everyone involved by surprise…all kinds of fun stuff. …

Hopefully Nothing Is Blowing In The Wind

My brain just reminded me that there is at least one more colonoscopy song. That right there is Peter Yarrow of Peter, Paul and Mary. Yes, that Peter, Paul and Mary. I know it’s July and therefore next to nobody is reading this right now, but if you know of any more of these things, …

Spread Your You, Sir!

Recently hit with two felony charges of possession of cocaine with intent to deliver and maintaining a drug trafficking place as a repeat offender was Willneal D. Cheeks. Guess where the police say they found his stash. According to the criminal complaint, Racine Police executed a search warrant at Cheeks’ residence at about 5 a.m. …