Have Trouble Communicating? Find Your Voice With MyVoice

I saw this on the news last night. Pretty darn cool! Some university of Toronto students have created MyVoice, a communication device to help people who have had a stroke or who have whatever communication difficulty. What makes this thing uber cooler than any communication board you could ever carry are two big things: It’s …

National Survey In The US To Learn About Emergency Calling By People With Disabilities

I also got this in my email. I’m just full of wacky stuff in my email. I won’t be able to participate in this one, but you folks in the states, go nuts. For Immediate Release: EMERGENCY ACCESS ADVISORY COMMITTEE RELEASES NATIONAL SURVEY TO LEARN ABOUT EMERGENCY CALLING BY INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES        Washington, DC — …

GUIDE DOG ASSOCIATION LAUNCHES INNOVATIVE HOTLINE

This is a pretty cool idea right here. It would be neateroo if something like this existed in Canada. GUIDE DOG ASSOCIATION LAUNCHES INNOVATIVE HOTLINE             The National Association of Guide Dog Users (NAGDU), the leader in service animal advocacy, has launched an innovative new service. The NAGDU Education & Advocacy Hotline not only offers information …

Buying A Book Without Asking If They Want It, Dumb Dumb Dumb Dumb Dumb

Every time I look at this post from Wess Derby’s blog, I chuckle. Then that chuckle begins to grow into a full laugh. Then I laugh some more. Dude, I only wish I had been given a similar opportunity. The story goes that a fellow had been watching Wess for a while as he rode …

Looks Like He’ll Have Quite A Few Mintis To Think About What Went Wrong

Remember Nathan Wayne Pugh? Well if you didn’t remember him, there’s a reminder. He’s the dipshit who robbed a bank, but when asked for ID by the teller, gave her 2 pieces of it. Then he tried to take a woman and a baby hostage, but she kinda tackled him. In the second story, it …

It’s Not Worth Having A Meltydown Over

Here’s a message for Ricardo Jones. Relax. Please, you must be extremely stressed. Why else would you fire a bunch of air guns and get in a standoff over the price increase of a Taco Bell Burrito? The burrito went up by 50 cents. I know you bought seven of ’em, but that only means …

Haven’t You Heard The Phrase "No Honour Among Thieves"?

Man, people have balls. Now people are reporting an essay-writing company, you know, when you don’t want to write your own paper and would rather pay for one, to the Better Business Bureau when they don’t deliver. Isn’t that kind of like calling the cops when a hooker rips you off? I know the Better …

She Drove Down The Wrong Road

Wow. For all those parents who don’t believe in having any control or discipline over their kids, I think they should read this story. This might be the end result. Rachel Hachero really wanted a car. So she asked her mom if she would co-sign for it. Mom said no. Her response? she threatened to …

Mr. Cab Driver, Won’t Stop To Let Me Rob Him

The cabby in this story is one lucky bastard. And the armed robber is kinda dumb. Late at night, a cab driver picked up a guy. The guy got in the back of the car and ordered the cabby to give him everything he had and put the gun against the back of the cabby’s …