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Legally blind mountaineer climbs Mount Hood

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In early June it was reported that a legally blind mountaineer had successfully climbed Mount Hood. He made it to the top with the help of his faithful guide dog, Rasha, and his best friend, Diego Joven.

Amazingly, John Wimmer, 37, has already conquered about a half dozen mountains across the western United States.

Wimmer has a message to others, he says “Go after your dreams”. He obviously did! He lost his eyesight at the age of 5 but his spirit remained.

Wimmer and friends moved on to tackle Mount Rainier. During their trip they will document the effects of pollution, raise awareness about climate change and raise money for Unicef. You can follow their amazing journey by visiting WhatsYourImpossible.com.






Blind allowed to hunt in Texas

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Did you know that last year the Texas State Legislature passed a bill allowing the blind to hunt? Of course they must bring a sighted companion along and also use a laser guide to aide their shot.

Apparently when using the laser guide all one has to do is point the laser where they think the animal is and there sighted companion can tell them if their shot is lined up. I’m not sure how that’s all that different than just trusting the sighted companions eyes …

I guess as long as it’s not the blind leading the blind …

Weird cookbooks!

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I came across a list of The Worlds Top 10 Weird Cookbooks and I thought I’d share the list with you. There’s certainly some interesting stuff here! So if you’ve always wondered if you can cook on your car engine or if people really eat roadkill, bugs, or actually cook while nude the answer is yes and there’s lots of recipes to prove it!

1. “Manifold Destiny: The One! The Only! Guide to Cooking on Your Car Engine,” by Chris Maynard & Bill Scheller (Villard Books, 1989, out of print). Meals on wheels, anyone? Utah’s Dian Thomas has also given directions for cooking under the hood of an automobile in some of her “Roughing It Easy” books. But given the price of gasoline nowadays, it’s probably cheaper to just use your stove.

2. “The Original Road Kill Cookbook,” by Buck Peterson (Ten Speed Press, 1987, $6.95). This one has spawned sequels such as “The International Roadkill Cookbook” and “The Totaled Roadkill Cookbook.” Yum.

3. “Eat-A-Bug Cookbook: 33 Ways to Cook Grasshoppers, Ants, Water Bugs, Spiders, Centipedes, and Their Kin,” by David George Gordon (Ten Speed Press, 1998, $16.95). Don’t complain about the fly in your soup.

4. “Special Effects Cookbook,” by Michael E. Samonek (MES/FX Publishing, 1992, $9.90). Sounds like you can use this one for your kids’ science experiments.

5. “Cooking in the Nude: Playful Gourmets, the Fun and Lusty Approach to Gourmet Dining for Two,” by Stephen Cornwell & Debbie Cornwell (Primavera, 1988, $3.89). I would be very, very careful around the stove!

6. “Cooking to Kill: The Poison Cook Book,” by Ebenezer Murgatroyd & Herb Roth (Peter Pauper Press, 1951, $15). This slapstick book boasts recipes to use on spoiled brats, business rivals and strayed lovers that will “make your friends die laughing.”

7. “Wookiee Cookies: A Star Wars Cookbook,” by Robin Davis (Chronicle Books, 1998, $1695). Recipes include Yoda Soda and Princess Leia’s Danish Do’s (modeled after Leia’s famous hairdo).

8. “The Mini Ketchup Cookbook,” by Cameron Pearl (Running Press Books, 2006, $4.95). What, no fry sauce?

9. “Cooking for Cats: The Best Recipes for Felix, Orlando and the Rest,” by Elisabeth Meyer Zu Stieghorst-Kastrup (Dumonte, 2002, $6.88). Actually, it’s not that weird to cook for your pet, considering the recent tainted pet-food scare.

10. “Strange Foods: Bush Meat, Bats, and Butterflies; An Epicurean Adventure Around the World,” by Jerry Hopkins & Michael Freeman (Periplus Editions, 1999, $5.99) This one gives new meaning to the term “global cuisine.”

Ain’t nuthin but a hound dog

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basset_hound.jpg My wife wrote a post on her site about how she wants us to get a dog one day. She’s got her eye set on a Boston Terrier, but I don’t know, if we were ever to get a dog I think that I might like a Basset Hound. I think they’re more my kind of dog.

Since she’s getting her heart set on a new pet I decided to do a bit of research and found myself on The Dog Guide. Just as I suspected they say that while Basset Hounds have been bred to be hunting dogs,commonly hunting animals such as the hare, rabbit, fox, pheasant, and opossum, they are also a generally calm and easy going breed.

We’re hoping to have children so if we decide to get a dog it must be a breed that’s known to get along well with young children and luckily the Basset Hound does have that reputation. They can be stubborn, but overall tend to be very affectionate dogs where their owner is concerned.

Since I’ve had a few scares with larger dogs I’m not interested in getting a large dog, so again the basset being a medium sized dog is perfect for our needs.

We enjoy being outside and so does the Basset Hound. It’s apparently a bit of a lazy dog while indoors, but like most dogs quite enjoys it’s time outside. I’m pretty sure if we got one it would not only get daily walks but some time outside in our garden.

If the Basset Hound gets a moderate amount of exercise and isn’t allowed to get heavy it sounds like it might have few problems as it ages. One that does gain weight or gets out of shape can get weak hind legs due to the strain of it’s long body. This weakness can even lead to paralysis. Foot infections and eye ailments occurs occasionally as well.

Compared to some dogs that seem to have a lot of problems as they age the Basset hound doesn’t sound like a hard breed to care for if you keep them in shape and I suppose keep an eye out for foot and eye problems.

I don’t know if, or when we might get a dog, but it certainly doesn’t hurt to do some research in advance to find a dog breed that suites your lifestyle.

Now I’ve gotta see if I can change my wifes mind about her choice of dogs.

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