(First posted March 29, 2006. I've been seeing this test show up on Facebook a lot lately, and I knew it was familiar. I just realized that for some reason this was posted privately, which was not what I intended. I must've wanted to edit it more.)

( testing, testing... )

Yes, Yes, Yes! I think I've been saying for years, at least since high school, normal is overrated!

Normal is overrated. Normal is arbitrary and evasive. Nobody is normal; we all bring our own uniqueness to this world that should be appreciated for what it is. A very large portion of the “normal” people I see are anxious and unhappy...

So, to ( Read more... )

Wow. This is a fantastic set of blog posts I've been reading in stages over the past week or so. Today, the author was kind enough to make a post with links to all the connected pieces in one place (oh yeah, that's called a Table Of Contents, right). My brother had asked me for stuff to read to help him understand Angus a bit better, and while I ( Read more... )

I drove in to work today (school starting and getting the kids ready in the morning this week has thrown me off my bus schedule), and listened to Kevin & Bean on radio. I only get to hear them once or twice a month anymore, and frankly, don't always want to listen because, like many morning shows nowadays, rudeness and crassness are mistaken for ( Read more... )

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Parallel Play - A lifetime of restless isolation explained

Great article on living with Asperger's in The New Yorker.

I especially like these quotes:
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In the years since the phrase became a cliché, I have received any number of compliments for my supposed ability to “think outside the box.” Actually, it has been a struggle for me to perceive ( Read more... )

Darn, meant to post about this awhile ago ( Read more... )

Angus got extremely upset last week when he heard the school library was closing down for the summer. John got a bright idea that he suggested to the principal and the librarian, and they were all excited about it. He called me at work, and had me make up a "Junior Librarian" card, which he had laminated with Angus's picture. Then they had a ( Read more... )