Hopefully This Apple Can Fall Some Distance From The Tree

Here’s a kid who, before this whole mess, looked to have a dismal future. The nine-month-old baby’s situation was brought to light when a woman showed up at the police station with the little girl, saying she didn’t want to look after her anymore, and she could not get the mom to pick her up. …

What Showed Me The Way To Getting A Guide Dog

Ro mentioned an assistance dog blog carnival, and asked folks if they wanted to participate. Once I figured out what the heck a blog carnival was, I figured I’d throw a post onto the pile. Maybe we’d get some new people reading us. The topic is firsts. So any first to do with assistance dogs. …

I Don’t Know What’s More Smashed, Him Or The Door

You know, at least Karl Kornrumpf was close to his house when he tried to break down the wrong door. He was only one street over, not 8 miles from it, or worse yet, 46 miles from it. Two things stand out. That’s one tough door, and he sure seems like an honest guy. I …

The School Board Is Making Our Heads Explode

Ray Mitchell said last week that he was going to send the Guelph Mercury a nice happy letter asking what figures of speech it would be safe to use etc. I haven’t seen his letter, but I did come across this beautiful piece. I’m officially a fan of Francis Prescott. I experienced a mixed reaction …

Shantell Nicole Issues

How’d you like to be in the area where this happened and witness this bizarre chain of events? Bartlesville police received a report of a citizen needing assistance in the 400 block of Southeast Adams Boulevard. The victim there reportedly told police that Ishem had gotten into his truck and stolen his donut. As police …

What Happened To Palm Has Happened Before

Well, just when you thought the story of Palm couldn’t get any sicker, it does. This type of thing has happened before, only in that case, folks were able to pry open the doors in time. Apparently that time, Translink did nothing about it. I hope to hell this time, they will sit up and …

Rob Mask’s Memorial In Fergus

Edit: It’s in Fergus, not Elora. Damn me for not googling first. I heard it would be in Elora, so I thought this place was there. Apparently not. I know the towns are close, but close doesn’t cut it if you’re lost. Remember back when I posted Robert Mask’s obituary and we didn’t know when …

Signs Point To Yes

I’ve heard of robbers crying, apologizing, or losing their nerve, but I don’t think I’ve heard of a robber asking their victim if this was a bad idea. I’ve also not heard of a robber punching someone in the face and then staying around to find glasses that had been knocked off during the struggle, …