People often ask us about being blind, and how we do the things we do. Our anchor segment features a facet of the adaptive skills we learned from the Blindness Rehab Center (BRC). We discuss various specialized products that blind people use as a prosthetic, as well as simple ways to adapt to the world around us and in the home.
Along the way we have some fun telling funny life stories, share unusual news items, top 10 lists, and even letters from listeners. Leave us ratings, reviews, blah blah blah. But feel free to tell us your funny life story, ask a question, or suggest a topic you want to hear about.
Our goal is to keep the conversation family-friendly, fun, and humorous. Language may drift to the childish, but kept as clean as possible. Some topics may not be geared to children, so parental guidance is preferred.
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People often ask us about being blind, and how we do the things we do. Our anchor segment features a facet of the adaptive skills we learned from the Blindness Rehab Center (BRC). We discuss various specialized products that blind people use as a prosthetic, as well as simple ways to adapt to the world around us and in the home.
Along the way we have some fun telling funny life stories, share unusual news items, top 10 lists, and even letters from listeners. Leave us ratings, reviews, blah blah blah. But feel free to tell us your funny life story, ask a question, or suggest a topic you want to hear about.
Our goal is to keep the conversation family-friendly, fun, and humorous. Language may drift to the childish, but kept as clean as possible. Some topics may not be geared to children, so parental guidance is preferred.
Quick recap
Keith, Terry and Jill shared various humorous anecdotes, including Terry’s recent mishaps and stories about unusual incidents involving M&M candies and monkeys. They explored interesting words and language concepts, including contranyms and nomic terms, while also discussing high-tech gadgets and Canadian currency designed for visually impaired individuals. The conversation ended with the group sharing jokes and humorous observations, including puns and anecdotes about various topics before signing off with encouragement for listeners to visit their website.
Summary
Terry shared humorous anecdotes about his recent mishaps involving spilled coffee and beans, which led to some discomfort. They briefly touched on the new Superman movie, with Terry finding it unengaging and Keith agreeing it was lackluster. Terry also mentioned his upcoming 14th wedding anniversary, which he and his wife are celebrating.
The group discussed books they had recently read, with Jill recommending a series by Kyla Stone about a post-apocalyptic world and Keith sharing his experience with the Stephanie Plum series by Janet Evanovich.
News of the Week
Terry shared a story about a highway accident involving two semi-trailers colliding, resulting in a spill of M&M candies across the road, which he helped clean up. (At least he wishes he could have been there to help clean up.) Jill’s discussed research on monkeys in Berkeley, California, who ferment fruit and consume it, leading to alcohol content studies. Keith mentioned an incident involving a cheerleader having two car accidents on the same day. Terry follows up with the story about a man from Australia who set himself on fire and pulled a car 1,000 feet, breaking a record.
Jill shared a story about a rock skipping contest where cheaters were caught. Keith recounted a story about a lost boy who wandered onto a monorail track at Hershey Park, which was successfully barricaded, and Terry concluded with a humorous tale about a 97-year-old woman in Missouri who was ticketed for riding a cow down the road to Walmart, causing a traffic jam.
Jill’s Weird Words
Jill once again shares several unusual words, including interstice (a small space), sagacious (having good judgment), pellucid (clear), rhapsody (enthusiastic expression of feelings), and gallimauphry (a confused jumble). They also explored contranyms, words with opposite meanings, such as sanction (meaning both a penalty and official approval) and cleave (meaning both to join together and to split apart). The session concluded with discussions on nomic (expressing wit or cleverness) and georgic (relating to agriculture or rural topics), with examples like the Farmer’s Almanac.
Terry’s Top 10 List
Terry engaged in a discussion about spy gadgets, including hidden cameras, GPS trackers, and mini drones. Other high-tech gadgets including smartwatches, night vision goggles, and smart glasses, with Terry and Keith sharing their experiences and knowledge about these devices. They also talked about less common gadgets like keychain audiobooks, signal jammers, lock-picking sets, and phone signal detectors, with Terry emphasizing their potential use by spies.
Anchor Topic
Jill discussed Canadian currency designed for visually impaired individuals, noting its distinct features including color-coded bills, tactile markings, and braille cells. Terry explained that Canadian money uses plastic tags to hold tactile bumps, similar to how American bills have raised numbers for the visually impaired. The discussion covered the sizes and designs of Canadian coins, including the Loonie and Toonie, and concluded with a brief mention that Canadian currency no longer features the queen’s image.
Keith, Jill, and Terry discussed the U.S. minting a tactile $10 bill, with Jill expressing a desire for Canada-style accessible currency.
That Sounds Funny
People often ask us about being blind, and how we do the things we do. Our anchor segment features a facet of the adaptive skills we learned from the Blindness Rehab Center (BRC). We discuss various specialized products that blind people use as a prosthetic, as well as simple ways to adapt to the world around us and in the home.
Along the way we have some fun telling funny life stories, share unusual news items, top 10 lists, and even letters from listeners. Leave us ratings, reviews, blah blah blah. But feel free to tell us your funny life story, ask a question, or suggest a topic you want to hear about.
Our goal is to keep the conversation family-friendly, fun, and humorous. Language may drift to the childish, but kept as clean as possible. Some topics may not be geared to children, so parental guidance is preferred.
