More and more often, I’m seeing these screen-reader accessibility overlays. They promise better accessibility for screen-reader users. At best, they do nothing. At worst, they make things worse. I saw one at Mastermind Toys that was making it virtually impossible to shop there. If they didn’t have a chat function, the Seppa-Tebby-Tebby nephew wouldn’t have …
Author Archives: Carin Headrick
Expired Service Ontario ID Isn’t Totally Busted Right Now
I did something that goes against everything that is me. I let my health card expire. To be fair, I never got a renewal letter telling me to get in there, and I didn’t relish dealing with the whole getting a new photo bit. Plus I had read that because pandemic, expired health cards were …
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Is It Really?
Mom told me about a video that she found ominous. It was called “The Great Realization”. Am I wrong in thinking of it as honest and maybe a little too optimistic? I hope that, once we get something resembling normal back, that we don’t just go back to the way we used to be. I …
The Family Reunion Of My Dreams Is Not The Family Reunion Of My Dreams!
I had a dream that I thought I should write down because it was short, to the point, and simultaneously funny and disturbing. In the dream, we walked into a family gathering, the first one we were able to have in a while. We were all so happy to see each other, and there were …
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All My University Memories Are Belong To History
I know I say this all the time, but I feel so old! Here’s the latest example. The All Your Base meme turned 20! Yup, it sure did! I remember living in the university residence, and all I kept hearing blasting from room to room was this! The first few times, I was drawn out …
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It’s Official. I Have A Messed Up Head
It seems my brain has been kind of warped by this pandemic. I will hear things spoken, and before I can realize what they’re about, I’ll have a knee-jerk reaction that’s totally wrong. Exhibit A: I heard a commercial that started with the words “Restart live shows.” Out of my mouth spewed the words “Are …
A Very Sweet Valentine’s Day
We don’t often make a big deal out of Valentine’s Day. Usually it involves looking at our restaurant gift card stash and picking a place where we want to go for dinner, having a great meal and only having to pay for tips because the rest is on the gift cards. But because restaurants are …
Keeping Track Of Packages Sent Across The Border
I wanted to pass this on in case other people were like me and didn’t know this little tidbit before now. Oh. I was the only one who didn’t know? Oh well. At least I can find it again easier in the future. This was a year full of receiving packages in the mail because …
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A Playlist Just For Shmans
Steve told me that Spotify can make playlists for your pets with some information from you, and I had to try it out and see if any of Shmans’s favourite songs would show up on her list. They didn’t, but the playlist sounds like something that might be found on an easy listening station and …
More Ways To Get Your Food Delivered
When we decide to get food delivered, sometimes it’s sad because the place we really want to get food from isn’t on Skip the Dishes or Uber Eats and delivery options don’t seem to be around for it. Plus, we had heard about the less than friendly commissions of apps like Uber Eats and Skip …