It’s official. The mind beams are alive and well. Once again, Valentine’s Day came rumbling at me at full steam. But on about February 9, I had an inspiration. I had heard about these boxes of chocolates with a Braille legend, so you can tell what chocolates you’re eating. I snuck off to my computer …
Author Archives: Carin Headrick
A Whole New Wordle
So…this Wordle thing…I talk way too much about it. After I discovered the ways to make it accessible, I excitedly told mom and dad about it. Of course, they already knew. So on days when the Wordle is super hard, I’ll get a text about it. I got talking about it to friends, and I …
I Smell a Rat…Because I’m Negative!
So Aira has a promotion where people can get free minutes to do COVID-testing-related things. I guess they’ve had to help a lot of people do at-home rapid antigen tests. I was intrigued by this, because even with someone on a phone directing me, it sounded pretty hard to do. Like, how do I get …
Have You Heard The Wordle?
A little while ago, I heard about this new word game called “Wordle”. All I knew about it was that you got one five-letter word a day, and you got 6 guesses and you had to see if you got it right or something. Apparently everybody is playing it. I was intrigued but didn’t get …
This Is A Coat…
Ever since I heard this song, I think of it every time I reach for my coat. And if I wear a hoodie, it also shows up. If this existed when I was a kid, mom and dad would have sung it to one of us a time or 6. Good luck getting it out …
The Trials And Tribulations of Tansy
I swear, she danced along with *this* song. No joke! Maybe she’s worried about the service weasel. Anyway, she is overdue for an update. What a time she’s had! It started off when she had a really persistent yeast infection in her ears. That thing would not go away! it took a couple of rounds …
Train Of Thought
Back around Christmas, Steve and I went home to see my family. We took Via Rail, and I wanted to make a couple of observations about the experience. First, to the people who think unmanned Via stations are acceptable: they suck if anyone needs a little bit of extra guidance or assistance. Yes, you can …
You Poor Sap…
I don’t know how Tansy did it, but over the holidays, she got some kind of tree sap-like gunk in her fur. I didn’t notice it until we got home, but boy did it look stuck. Even the thought of trying to brush it out gave me the shivers because of how sticky and tangly …
Cart2Curb Has Been Good2Me
I discovered something that can hopefully get me out of a bind if I remember it’s here, and if it stays around of course. I was playing around on You Gotta Shop Here to figure out how it worked, and stumbled across Cart2Curb, a delivery service that serves the region and Guelph too. They’re like …
Covid AAAAAAlert!
Does anybody else freak out every time their COVID Alert app goes off to give you that supposedly reassuring message that “COVID Alert continues to monitor for exposures on your behalf.”? I know what it’s trying to do, but every single time it goes off, I tend to review the last few days, go over …