ESAs
I don't talk about ESAs (Emotional Support Animals) very much because I don't have or need one. But ESAs do cross some of the boundaries of service dogs.So, let's talk about the rights and needs and...
View ArticleIAN: Good Morning, April 13, 2013!
Saturday!As you can see by Itzl's concerned look, this group is for us to check in at to let people know we are alive, doing OK, and not affected by such things as heat, blizzards, floods, wild fires,...
View ArticleIn the OK Legislature
This past week, the following bills were discussed and/or introduced into the Legislature:A bill to take money from TANF (tempoary assistance for Needy Families) to fund PSAs (public service...
View ArticleIAN: Good Morning, April 14, 2013!
Sunday!As you can see by Itzl's concerned look, this group is for us to check in at to let people know we are alive, doing OK, and not affected by such things as heat, blizzards, floods, wild fires,...
View ArticleWhy I Still Live in OK
I know I post rather gloomy things about Oklahoma's legislature. Sometimes, rather often, actually, people ask why I still live here.Other than the obvious facts - Oh, I should perhaps spell them out:
View ArticleIAN: Good Morning, April 15, 2013!
Monday!As you can see by Itzl's concerned look, this group is for us to check in at to let people know we are alive, doing OK, and not affected by such things as heat, blizzards, floods, wild fires,...
View ArticleTax Day Freebies
I know it doesn't lessen the pain of the day for those who have to pay or who hate math or who have dyscalculia or who simply lack time or funds or access, but for those who do have time, money, and...
View ArticleTop Comments: Revenoor's Edition
It'll be an icy day in Hades when I earn enough to pay significant amounts of taxes. Not that I don't pay a significant portion of my income, because I do - between federal and state income taxes,...
View ArticleIAN: Good Morning April 16, 2013!
Tuesday!As you can see by Itzl's concerned look, this group is for us to check in at to let people know we are alive, doing OK, and not affected by such things as heat, blizzards, floods, wild fires,...
View ArticleSurviving Hail and Tornadoes and Wind, Oh My!
I live in Oklahoma. Land of the tornadoes. Land of straight line winds that do more damage overall than tornadoes. Land of hail, pounding holes in roofs and cars and people and pets.I know a lot about...
View ArticleCome on Baby, Shake it All Up!
Several earthquakes hit Oklahoma last night and today.Shallow ones that cause more damage than deeper ones of the same magnitude but these don't seem to have caused any perceptible damage.
View ArticleIAN: Good Morning, April 17, 2013!
Wednesday!As you can see by Itzl's concerned look, this group is for us to check in at to let people know we are alive, doing OK, and not affected by such things as heat, blizzards, floods, wild fires,...
View ArticleIAN: Good Morning, April 18, 2013!
Thursday!As you can see by Itzl's concerned look, this group is for us to check in at to let people know we are alive, doing OK, and not affected by such things as heat, blizzards, floods, wild fires,...
View ArticleIAN: Good Morning, April 19, 2013!
Friday!As you can see by Itzl's concerned look, this group is for us to check in at to let people know we are alive, doing OK, and not affected by such things as heat, blizzards, floods, wild fires,...
View ArticleMy Thousandth Diary
I know. I write too much. And very little of it is overt politics.I get some flak for that. I've had a couple of people demand that I delete diaries they thought I shouldn't have written or weren't...
View ArticleOur Social Contract
I read a diary here this morning that seriously distressed me. Oh sure, s/he's entitled to his/her opinion, but the sheer cold-hearted and deliberate advocation to violate the social contract we all...
View ArticleIAN: Good Morning, April 20, 2013!
Saturday!As you can see by Itzl's concerned look, this group is for us to check in at to let people know we are alive, doing OK, and not affected by such things as heat, blizzards, floods, wild fires,...
View ArticleIAN: Good Morning, April 21, 2013!
Sunday!As you can see by Itzl's concerned look, this group is for us to check in at to let people know we are alive, doing OK, and not affected by such things as heat, blizzards, floods, wild fires,...
View ArticleIAN: Good Morning, April 22, 2013!
Monday!As you can see by Itzl's concerned look, this group is for us to check in at to let people know we are alive, doing OK, and not affected by such things as heat, blizzards, floods, wild fires,...
View ArticleTop Comments: Loving the Earth Edition
I seem to have lucked out and gotten all the cool holidays as my day to diary here. Forgive me for doing the Happy Dance...I bet next year I don't get a single holiday.Today is/was Earth Day. I...
View ArticleIAN: Good Morning, April 23, 2013!
TuesdayAs you can see by Itzl's concerned look, this group is for us to check in at to let people know we are alive, doing OK, and not affected by such things as heat, blizzards, floods, wild fires,...
View ArticleIAN: Good Morning, April 24, 2013!
WednesdayAs you can see by Itzl's concerned look, this group is for us to check in at to let people know we are alive, doing OK, and not affected by such things as heat, blizzards, floods, wild fires,...
View ArticleCA Women Mistakenly Shot in Dorner Manhunt Get Settlement
They didn't get the truck the police department promised them, but they did get a nice settlement. With it, they can replace their truck, and if they are conservative in spending and investing, won't...
View ArticleIAN: Good Morning, April 25, 2013!
ThursdayAs you can see by Itzl's concerned look, this group is for us to check in at to let people know we are alive, doing OK, and not affected by such things as heat, blizzards, floods, wild fires,...
View ArticleCareer Criminal
My first arrest was when I was 11 years old - I'd injected the chocolates in the teachers lounge with vodka. I was taken to the police station and given ice cream, but not booked.Mostly they laughed at...
View ArticleIAN: Good Morning, April 26, 2013!
FridayAs you can see by Itzl's concerned look, this group is for us to check in at to let people know we are alive, doing OK, and not affected by such things as heat, blizzards, floods, wild fires,...
View ArticleIAN: Good Morning, April 27, 2013!
SaturdayAs you can see by Itzl's concerned look, this group is for us to check in at to let people know we are alive, doing OK, and not affected by such things as heat, blizzards, floods, wild fires,...
View ArticleIAN: Good Morning, April 28, 2013!
SundayAs you can see by Itzl's concerned look, this group is for us to check in at to let people know we are alive, doing OK, and not affected by such things as heat, blizzards, floods, wild fires,...
View ArticleIAN: Good Morning, April 29, 2013!
MondayAs you can see by Itzl's concerned look, this group is for us to check in at to let people know we are alive, doing OK, and not affected by such things as heat, blizzards, floods, wild fires,...
View ArticleTop Comments: Referential (1) Edition
We already know primates and corvids have developed sign language to communicate with humans. If you've been reading some of my diaries, you probably also know dogs can develop sign language to...
View ArticleIAN: Good Morning, April 30, 2013!
TuesdayAs you can see by Itzl's concerned look, this group is for us to check in at to let people know we are alive, doing OK, and not affected by such things as heat, blizzards, floods, wild fires,...
View ArticleSummer is A-Comin' In!
Sing cuckoo!The first day of Summer, in spite of the fact that tomorrow night we are supposed to get freezing temperatures, is tomorrow. The celebrations begin tonight with welcoming bonfires.
View ArticleIAN: Good Morning, May 1, 2013!
WednesdayAs you can see by Itzl's concerned look, this group is for us to check in at to let people know we are alive, doing OK, and not affected by such things as heat, blizzards, floods, wild fires,...
View ArticleProve it
"Can you ever be required under the ADA to provide proof you are disabled or proof your dog is a service dog?"
View ArticleIAN: Good Morning, May 2, 2013!
Thursday!As you can see by Itzl's concerned look, this group is for us to check in at to let people know we are alive, doing OK, and not affected by such things as heat, blizzards, floods, wild fires,...
View ArticleIAN: Good Morning, May 3, 2013!
Friday!As you can see by Itzl's concerned look, this group is for us to check in at to let people know we are alive, doing OK, and not affected by such things as heat, blizzards, floods, wild fires,...
View ArticleToday's OK Headline
"Budget Nixes Pay Raises" - for the 9th year in a row. (I'd link, but you have to be a paid subscriber to read it...).For the 9th straight year, OK State employees are not getting a pay raise, not even...
View ArticleIAN: Good Morning, May 4, 2013!
Saturday!As you can see by Itzl's concerned look, this group is for us to check in at to let people know we are alive, doing OK, and not affected by such things as heat, blizzards, floods, wild fires,...
View ArticleIAN: Good Morning, May 6, 2013!
Monday!As you can see by Itzl's concerned look, this group is for us to check in at to let people know we are alive, doing OK, and not affected by such things as heat, blizzards, floods, wild fires,...
View ArticleTop Comments - Steamed Edition
I hate mowing so very much that I ran away from home for a day to avoid it. Of course, we all know that means when I do finally mow, the grass will be that much taller and harder to chop down. Still,...
View ArticleIAN: Good Morning May 7, 2013!
Tuesday!As you can see by Itzl's concerned look, this group is for us to check in at to let people know we are alive, doing OK, and not affected by such things as heat, blizzards, floods, wild fires,...
View ArticleIAN: Good Morning, May 8, 2013
Wednesday!As you can see by Itzl's concerned look, this group is for us to check in at to let people know we are alive, doing OK, and not affected by such things as heat, blizzards, floods, wild fires,...
View ArticleEnvironmental Cost of Diapers
Cloth or disposable? That's the question, especially with birth to death diapers now available, and potty training delayed for years.In my opinion, disposable diapers have contributed to the trend to...
View ArticleIAN: Good Morning, May 9, 2013
ThursdayAs you can see by Itzl's concerned look, this group is for us to check in at to let people know we are alive, doing OK, and not affected by such things as heat, blizzards, floods, wild fires,...
View ArticleBirthdays
Our mantra for birthdays has always been: Family, Friends, Food, and Fun.As a Numenist, birthdays are big deals, and not having one was always problematic for me. Since no one knew my exact birthday,...
View ArticleIAN: Good Morning, May 10, 2013
FridayAs you can see by Itzl's concerned look, this group is for us to check in at to let people know we are alive, doing OK, and not affected by such things as heat, blizzards, floods, wild fires,...
View ArticleIAN: Good Morning, May 11, 2013
Saturday!As you can see by Itzl's concerned look, this group is for us to check in at to let people know we are alive, doing OK, and not affected by such things as heat, blizzards, floods, wild fires,...
View ArticleItzl's Signals
This is a picture heavy diary, with various pictures and explanations of Itzl's signals and sign language.Some of y'all already know Itzl, and how he's a signal dog, or a hearing assistance dog for me,...
View ArticleApologies
I've already handled much of this in private to the appropriate parties.I refrained from responding to comments and even from reading most of them until the matter was resolved. And now that the matter...
View ArticleIAN: Good Morning, May 12, 2013
Sunday!As you can see by Itzl's concerned look, this group is for us to check in at to let people know we are alive, doing OK, and not affected by such things as heat, blizzards, floods, wild fires,...
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