What kind of a dork uses an airport runway for driving lessons? This dork does. My biggest question is how come the guy’s dad got fired? It was just this guy giving his girlfriend a driving lesson using the runway. Dear old dad had nothing to do with it, unless he somehow granted access to …
Author Archives: Carin Headrick
>Cheesed Off
>Woe there Michael Jay Richardson. Easy there big fella. Just because your girlfriend forgot cheddar cheese when she went for groceries doesn’t mean you can kick in the bathroom door, smash her car windows and break off two of the car’s door handles. How about going to get the cheese, or waiting until morning? I’ve …
A Shocking Lack Of Respect for Electricity
What’s with people wanting to zap kids lately? First I saw the story of Todd Marcum, who put electric dog collars on his kids and shocked them because he thought it was funny. Real funny. Ha ha ha ha ha. I don’t even like the thought of them for dogs! Next I saw the story …
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A Bunch Of Stuff From My Head
I’ve been thinking about afew things. Here they are in no particular order. My Trixie dreams have taken a new twist. They’re of two types: One has me going back to training, and some of my classmates are there, only this time, Trixie is with me. We just end up having a refresher, and I …
The Doggy Eye Test Went Well!
A while ago, I talked about the week of eye exams for service dogs. Well, Trix got her eyes tested on Monday, and all’s good. I expected that it would be, but I thought it would be good to have a recent eye report on file. The night before, I was all nervous. Trixie can …
Beautiful Dogs Need New Homes
I got an email from Corinna Bollmann, the lady who did that dog first-aid course I took, and she’s trying to find homes for a few dogs in foster care. She sent me a flier. If you live in the area, give it a look. The flier will be here for a few days. If …
CNIB’s New CEO
Remember back when I talked about the changes to CNIB that would allow a sighted person to manage the organization? Well, it looks like they’ve done it, and the new CEO is just that. I have to admire the dude, leaving a very lucrative job to manage CNIB. Um, that’s pretty cool. I feel a …
How’s My Photography, Doug Hastings?
People always wonder what would happen if a blind person tried to take a picture. Well, you’re about to find out, and it’s probably not gonna be pretty. This is what happens when a drunk blink decides it would be cool to try and take pictures with her cellphone. If I’m lucky, there will be …
Where Were This Little Kid’s Parents?
This still bothers me a day later. Sometimes I wonder why I write these things up here. I mean, what’s anybody gonna do? Last night I headed out to get some milk. the place I was going was in a plaza with a bank and a few other stores on a busy street. It was …
When Committing A Robbery, Watch Your Step
Ow, oo, ee. Jason Durant probably won’t be robbing banks for a long, long time. Although this isn’t the full story, this is the most vivid description of his, um, fate, that I can find. He robbed the bank, and started to make his way to his getaway vehicle when… he fell down a steep …
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