People Stole Gas Cards out of GDB vehicles

I saw this 2 weeks ago, and meant to post about it…but my brother was getting married, so I didn’t have time. Back in December/January, 3 people broke into GDB vehicles and stole gas cards. They used them and stole about $4800. It’s bad enough to steal from anybody, but to steal from a guide …

What Happens To A Guide Dog When It Retires?

I needed this article when I was retiring Trix. If you’re in the middle of retiring a guide dog, and get someone who asks you a million questions about when does a guide dog retire, and where do they go when they retire, etc. instead of explaining until you’re blue in the face, just send …

Late Happy Birthday Trix Wishes

So…as seems to be the thing lately, I’m late with marking some important Trixie dates. A week ago Wednesday, she turned 9, and this Tuesday that just passed was the day she came home with me…while I wore that big ol’ knee brace. That was 7 years ago. Woe. So, I’m going to do my …

Ring Of Honor Is Going To Produce Live Pay-Per-Views. Didn’t See That Coming

I just got this press release. I must say, I’m somewhat surprised. Even though ROH has had trouble producing a problem-free internet pay-per-view broadcast for years now even though they’re owned by a huge broadcasting company, this still isn’t a step I expected them to take with the traditional pay-per-view business already being crowded and …

A Good Article On Fight Fixing In Boxing

When you’ve got some time, have a read of this article by former boxing manager Charles Farrell. It’s called Why I Fixed Fights, and as you’d guess from a title like that, it deals in some pretty nice detail with the whys and hows of match rigging. Boxing managers have an obligation to minimize the …

My Bathroom Is A Private Kind Of Place, And I Wish To Sing You All About It

And now, another great (I use that word about as loosely as it can be used before it comes apart) moment in corporate motivational records. In 1969, American Standard felt it needed a soundtrack to get its people pumped up about selling toilets and other bathroomy things. The result, because these things rarely if ever …

I Said What? You’re Not Deaf?

Not sure where this ranks on the best pranks ever list, but it’s pretty damn good. Jeff Francoeur’s El Paso Chihuahuas teammates managed to convince him for weeks that one of the team’s pitchers, Jorge Reyes, was deaf. They managed to get everyone to go along with it to such a degree that they even …