This post about anti-vaccers reminded me that I wanted to write something about a story I saw 3 weeks ago. Well, considering how old some of the stories are that I’ve kept around to possibly post about, this one’s goddamn current. So the story goes that an Ottawa family had vaccinated a couple of their …
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Sharon, Belois And Bram
Yes, I know that was an evil title, but come on, I was trying to decide between that and Skinnamarinky Doom, also evil. In all seriousness, I was sad to read that Lois lilienstein of “Sharon, Lois and Bram, passed away. She was 78. Somehow that seems impossible. Here’s a short video about them, even …
Happy Many Dog Anniversaries
This time of year marks a lot of significant guide dog anniversaries. April 6 was the day Tansy and I graduated as a team, and April 7 was the day we came home. This means Tansy has lived with us for 2 years now. April 9 is Trixie’s birthday, and this year she turned 10. …
File Of Life: Why?
I was just scrolling through Twitter, and saw this article about a new program being started up by emergency services in Guelph. It was some kind of wacky fridge magnet that was supposed to save lives, so of course I had to read about it. I guess the program is called “File of Life” and …
Helen Henderson Dies
I got some sad news last week. Helen Henderson, who wrote a column on disability issues at the Toronto Star, died last weekend. Whenever I would stumble across one of her columns, I always thought it was well-written and didn’t beat around the bush. She knew how to fight and just be honest about the …
To Get Us Through The Aeons of Ion Construction…
I think I’m cursed. A few years ago, I had the joy of living through Guelph Remastered. That was a heapin’ helpin’ of no fun. Now, just when I was feeling pretty good about my ability to wing around parts of Kitchener-Waterloo, along comes LRT construction. And oh me oh my oh boy. Time to …
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Everybody Send Good Thoughts To Ann Adams
I think a lot of our regular readers remember Ann Adams, right? She’s got lots of comments on here, and often, her and Steve talk baseball. She’s been a loyal fan of ours for about 10 years or so. Holy crap that’s a long time. I thought I might meet her when I went to …
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Homemade Pill Pockets: For When Your Dog Is A Pill About Taking Pills
I got a recipe for making homemade pill pockets. I figured I’ll put this up. It might help me later on when I get a dog who doesn’t hoover up everything in her bowl, meds included. Maybe it might help Brad out with Trixeroo if she needs meds, since she was very talented at avoiding …
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Two Years with the Shmansington Bear
I’m a few days late on this, but oh well. Wednesday was the two-year anniversary of when Tansy exuberantly entered my life. I can hardly believe it. Two years. I looked at what I was up to 2 years ago today. It looks like Tansy hadn’t worn her boots for me for the first time …
I Heard A Song On The…Radial?
I learned something last week, and apparently I’m not the only one who did. Someone was talking about those fields on a form where you have to choose one choice, for example are you male or female, and kept referring to them as radial buttons. I was 99.999999999999 percent sure they were supposed to be …