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I had something happen to me last week that I thought I should blog in case it happens to someone else. I guess I’d call it a reverse scam warning. Back when the whole Fort McMurray fires disaster happened, I texted “fires” to the red cross number advertised so I could donate. I didn’t really …
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I wanted to write a post to say thanks to a local business. I do a lot of screeching and chewing, so it’s nice to be able to say something positive. That business is Bingemans. The folks at my awesome job had an employee and family picnic there. My first reaction was “Woooohooo! I’ve never …
I saw this video, laughed, and then thought it made a great point. Now, doesn’t that look ridiculous? And I’m pretty sure I’ve seen all those things happen, if not directly to me, then to someone else I know who has a service dog. It adds another dimension to the no petting the dog rule. …
It’s almost Tansy’s birthday. The beast turns 5 on Tuesday. Can you believe it? I can’t, and I know it to be a fact. Since I have missed all the other anniversaries this year, it’s time to have a giant Shmans chatter fest. Goddamnit, her life needs to be documented too, even if it has …
Wow, I feel like I’m on a roll of sad stories. But at least this story isn’t over yet. Back a while ago, I started noticing tweets from Sarah (Sassy) Outwater. Most of the ones I saw were about access denials from Uber, but there were other ones too. When she got retweeted, which was …
I hate writing these, but this one needs a spot. The weird thing about this story is before about mid March, I had never heard of Nehemiah. Apparently, I had been living under a rock because most people I knew, whether they were tech people, guide dog people, NFB people, newly blind people, or anyone …
When I saw this video about Domino’s Pizza making a delivery robot, I had to wonder…did Steve’s friend Greg go to Australia? That has to be why they invented the thing. Story time. A long, long time ago, when Steve and I still lived in that building that had the big fire that night in …
I think this post needs a soundtrack. I heard rumours about this months ago, but they were only rumours. Now it is happening. Uber is testing using driverless cars. There was a small part of me that thought “Well, at least a driverless car won’t get allergic to my guide dog.” But when I thought …
It’s been such a good long weekend for me, it’s sad that it’s been less so for others. Last March, I talked about Ann Adams, and hoped she would recover from her massive stroke. Although she seemed to get a little better, she was never able to write on her Facebook or blogs again. After …
Whenever I think about Fort McMurray, and the fire that raged through there and burned down lots of homes and buildings, I feel this huge emptiness in my chest and this feeling of overwhelming helplessness. How do you help a community that needs so much? Well, thankfully the good people at Maclean’s have gathered up …