Here’s another blog to read, if you just can’t get enough of reading about other people’s guide dog training experiences. Jenny has decided she wants to recap both her training experiences she had with her previous guides, and talk about the process she’s going through to prepare for guide dog no. 3. There isn’t much …
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Scrub Your Dog And Help Scrub Out Rabies!
Do you live in Guelph? Do you have a dog in need of a bath? Who knew you could wash your dog for a cause? At Royal City Grooming Centre, my favourite dog-bathing spot, you can. They’re raising money to support a world rabies prevention campaign by Veterinarians Without Borders. Less rabies is always good, …
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CFRU’s Ongoing 2010 Guelph Municipal Election Coverage
CFRU,the station on which I used to pollute the airwaves on a regular basis, has launched its 2010 Guelph municipal election coverage. They’ve done a great job on this in the past, so if you’re looking for a good source for interviews and information on the upcoming vote, give them a try. The full press …
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Directions For Me
This is a great idea. DirectionsForMe.orgis a new site created by Horizons for the Blind that aims to offer accessible package information for many different products. It will provide preparation and use directions, ingredient lists and nutritional information among other things. The database is searchable and also browsable by category in case you don’t quite …
What Wrestling Used To Look Like
It’s pretty rare to come across wrestling video from the 1930’s at all, and it’s even rarer to find it with sound and full commentary. According to the video description, this match between Jim Londos and Bronko Nagurski took place in Philadelphia on November 18th, 1938 and was for the Los Angeles version of the …
Voulez-Vous M’aider Avec Megabus Ce Soir?
Here’s an odd blog post, but we like those. We’re trying to go to Barb’s house. We heard about this service called megabus.com that has cheap bus fares from Toronto to a few cities in Ontario, Quebec and the states, one of them being the city where Barb lives. So hey, we’re all down with …
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Weather Underground’s Braille Page
I received this from a list I’m on. I tried it out, it’s pretty neat! You know how a lot of pages for checking weather forecasts are cluttered with extra crap, graphics and tables? Well, this one isn’t. It’s text-based, so it’s great for mobile phones and us blinks. Not only does it give you …
Paws In The Park
I’m just full of plugs this morning. I got an email from K9 Helpers, an organization that works to pair people with psychiatric diagnoses with service animals if they think they could benefit from some specific tasks the dog could perform, about an event that’s coming up. It sounds like a lot of fun. I’m …
Help My Cousin Raise Money For The Underwear Affair
This is just a quick plug for my cousin Brad. I think I’ve briefly mentioned his wedding, although it was sandwiched in among talk of the place where we stayed. Anyway, he’s walking in an event called The Underwear Affair 2010 in Ottawa. Basically, it’s an event raising money for a cure for those cancers …
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Torie’s Gettin’ Her Guide Dog!
This is just a little post to wish Torie well on her quest to get a guide dog. Have you ever wondered what the process is like to get a guide dog in the UK, specifically Ireland? There are definitely some differences. For example, you already know what dog you’re matched with before you go, …