It Looks Like Hitchbot Made It

Remember when I wrote about Hitchbot? Remember how I was afraid he wasn’t going to make it? It looks like he made it! I saw pictures that said he was there, followed by tweets that said he wasn’t quite there yet. But at any rate, if he’s not there, he’s super close! I have to …

The NRA May Or May Not Want Me And My Fellow Blindlings To Carry Guns, Because The NRA Is Ridiculous

Being one, I strongly believe that 99 times out of 100, blind people are much more competent in just about every aspect of life than the general public gives us credit for. Every day, blind people all over the world are completing tasks ranging from the mundane to the insane unhurt and without incident. But …

If You Have 20 Minutes And You Like Wrestling, Watch Bret Hart And Mr. Perfect From Summerslam 91 Again, Because It’s Still Awesome

In 1991, I hadn’t been watching wrestling for very long. We’ll say 6…no, make that 7 years. Yeah, that’s about right. And back then I did a lot of my watching on tape, usually having an idea of what I should be looking out for based on what whoever loaned me the video or wrote …

Kids React To Even More Stuff

Apparently I’m behind on my kids reacting to stuff. Here are kids reacting to old computers, like maybe my old apple? and Game Boys. Kids really have a problem with having to put media in side devices. Walkman? computer? typewriter? game boy? It’s really weird to think about how that’s changed. I never thought about …

Service Dog Teams and Ambulances

I got this on a mailing list. It’s a video for paramedics about helping service dog teams when an ambulance is called, and I thought it was kinda neat. I learned a few things too, like I didn’t even know about those open grating things and how they can cut paws. Tansy was one lucky …

Truly Terrible Commercial Song Choices

Cracked tackles a subject that’s come up here a few times over the years. The 6 Most Disturbing Song Choices by Huge Ad Campaigns To give you an idea of what you’re in for, Walmart’s tribute to working people set to Rush’s Working Man is probably the least offensive thing going on here. It makes …