Well…this doesn’t give a lot of warning, but what the hell? Yesterday afternoon, I found out I was going on the radio. Well, I knew I was going to get interviewed, but I thought it would be on a different day. But plans changed, and this morning, bright and early, I’ll be heading up to …
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Spider Man, Spider Man, Walks Down The Street As Fast As He Can
It’s nice to see a cute story like this every now and then. A boy went missing, and managed to hike is little four-year-old self quite a ways. A cop saw him bootin’ it down the street, and asked him where he was going. He eventually figured out that he’d wandered off from his family …
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Ooo! Look At My Brand New Commodore 64!
You know what they say, everything comes back in style? Well, it’s true, even the commodore 64! Well, it looks like the old Commodore 64, but it has up to date technology in it. Can you imagine trying to run that old thing today? Just for fun, here are some Commodore 64 commercials from the …
It’s Listen Up, Not Light Up
This story of a very drunk man trying to light his hearing aid thinking it was a cigarette reminds me of this old joke. Two elderly men were eating breakfast in a restaurant one morning. Stanley noticed something funny about Joe’s ear. He said, “Joe did you know you’ve got a suppository in your left …
Ashley Kirilow’s Sentence, Such As It Is
Well I guess this is the end of the line for Ashley Kirilow, and it looks like jail isn’t involved. She got a conditional sentence of ten months of house arrest, followed by five months with a kerfew and two years of probation during which she has to do community service. I guess if she …
Chuckleworthy Things Trixie Does
I haven’t done a Trixie post in a while. I’m made of fail. I also fail because I once again didn’t post on our dog day anniversary. But I was kinda stressed out at the time, a subject I will hit in a much larger, more epic post. For now, in honour of March 21, …
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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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