Category Archives: Autism Spectrum

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Edit 11/11/09 to remove the embedded video and replace it with a link. It was messing up the layout and I need to do more research to figure out how to embed videos inline. I love living in the future. … Continue reading

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Living with Asperger’s on the road and on the stage

Four 3-day trips in four weeks: Apr 2-4, Orlando, to present 3 hours of sessions at Exchange Connections. Apr 8-10, Denver, to be the main speaker at the Exchange 2007 Unified Messaging Roadshow. Apr 18-20, Anaheim, to be the main … Continue reading

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Well, that’s no good

Chatting with my sister just now and I realized that a lot of my problem with this current chapter is that it deals with the people side of the process. And as you all know, I’m such a dynamite people … Continue reading

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$ shutdown -h now

So far, this has been an eventful, confusing, and difficult year. It hasn’t been all bad, of course, and when it has been good it has usually been pretty good — but there’s been a lot of crap to cope … Continue reading

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If it’s a meltdown, it must be Monday

It’s a Monday. With a vengeance. Work has been better, the car needs $1K+ in repairs soonish, some personal projects have been hit with unfortunate and untimely delays that I really didn’t need right now, oh no, and I’m stressed … Continue reading

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Brainlet: Is Peter Jackson poison or venom?

I was reviewing the difference between venom and poison with Alaric and Treanna earlier: Me: Okay, so if you got stung by a bee, is that venom or poison?Treanna: Venom!Me: Right! If you got bit by a snake?Alaric: Venom!Me: Very … Continue reading

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Jam session, perfection, and suckitude

I was asked by our priest if I could provide some quiet background guitar music for my church’s Maundy Thursday service. I agreed, and when time came to head down to the church tonight, I decided to walk. It’s only … Continue reading

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Peeking into the Asperger’s Syndrome mind

I am reliably informed that people without Asperger’s Syndrome or some other form of autism will have trouble grokking the inherent rightness of the following statements: Without considering any of the other criteria such as sound quality, archive durability, or … Continue reading

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Brainlet: Artist Matchup!

[Editor's note: this Artist Matchup is inspired by a bit of a phone conversation between Steph, our friend Andrew, and me.] Announcer: Tonight, on Artist Matchup: Escher vs. Picasso! Announcer: In this corner, the mathematically brilliant and recursive M. C. … Continue reading

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…and now I know. Right. Thanks.

Thanks to Ken Burnside of Ad Astra Games and the magic of the Pyramid chat, I now know this special bit of ferret lore: AdAstraGames says, “In general the number of excess ferrets in the household goes up at the square … Continue reading

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Brainlet: Random X Table

  Introducing a new category of my blog: Brainlets. After all, my brain is scary, and I need to share that with you. Besides, Steph has been threatening to hurt me if I don’t start keeping a blog of all … Continue reading

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