Back months ago, when my folks were down for a visit, my mom was talking about an analogy that was being used in sex ed to explain consent. It compared having sex to offering someone a cup of tea. I thought it was a great analogy, and thought it did a good job of making …
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The Long Mystery of the Ontario.Ca/Healthcareoptions commercial has been solved.
For a long time, this cute little commercial would come on TV telling people where they could go for various health care needs. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-HXORRzxL4 It certainly caught my attention, and I thought, “who could possibly think of turning something as boring as health care options into a musical? but they’re smart.” But there was one …
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I’ve Had My First Pretty Unpleasant Uber experience now.
So yesterday I had my first refusal by an Uber driver. I had a cart full of groceries and the fellow just kept saying no dog in car, and even tried once to tell me to put the dog in the trunk. Nope, no dog in trunk. He actually got quite hostile, and told me …
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A Tragic Loss for Guide Dogs for the Blind
I got some pretty sad news yesterday. I never have met this man, but I know he’s been involved in the GDB family for years. I have written about the puppy truck before, when it had its accident and when they built a new one. Basically the puppy truck drives around dropping off puppies to …
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Toronto Has Uber Wav
This is good news. Let’s hope it keeps spreading. I always feel a little guilty taking Uber knowing that there’s no way for someone in a wheelchair to take it. I know it could be tricky to pull off with Uber’s model but I always hoped there’d be a way. Now, Uber WAV is a …
iWanted An iTurd
Ok, it’s official. My experience with the captain has truly warped my brain. I saw this satirical piece designed to make fun of the ridiculous products people will buy, and a small part of me went “Hmmm! I could have used that!” Let’s just say that at the beginning of my saga, I was pretty …
Loving This Story About Loving Lani
Someone shared this sweet post about someone’s guide dog whose career ended way too soon, and it gave me a little scare. LaniJo, that crazy dog, sounds a lot like the Shmans, who is snoring here beside me. I would have to ask Steve, does she sound a little crazier than Shmans, even? But the …
Lumosity Isn’t Looking So Glowing Right Now
When I first saw those Lumosity commercials on TV, there was something about them that struck me as wrong, but I couldn’t put my finger on it. Steve would laugh at me because I would see a Lumosity commercial and immediately start picking it apart. Just look at
Day Of The Duh
I never thought I’d write a great big post about ISIS-related things, but here it goes. I don’t even quite know where it’s going to go until it’s written. I’ve just had a simmering thought soup on this topic, and every now and then it bubbles up and throws a thought to the surface. Ever …
A Confusing But Funny Breakdown Of The Syrian Crisis
I saw this hilariously, erm, simplified? version of the Syrian conflict on Facebook and couldn’t stop chuckling. President Assad (who is bad) is a nasty guy who got so nasty his people rebelled and the rebels (who are good) started winning. But then some of the rebels turned a bit nasty and are now called …
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