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9-11 Tribute
The world is cold and silent
On this sad and tragic day
A famed and well-known landmark
Has forever gone away.
In an act of sheer depravity
And hatred pure and strong
A man=s destroyed our nation=s pride
With lives uncounted B Gone.
The government is reeling
Unsure of what to do
Knowing only that they, somehow,
Must see the nation through.
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People seem to oversimplify autism. Or, perhaps, they simply oversimplify its effect on those who are, for lack of a better term, "afflicted" with it. Perhaps it's my fault for trying to hard to pass, for trying so hard to act "neurotypical", who knows.
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Saw this on a friend's Facebook status.
The Dalai Lama, when asked what surprised him most about humanity, answered "Man. Because he sacrifices his health in order to make money. Then he sacrifices money to recuperate his health. And then he is so anxious about the future that he does not enjoy the present; the result being that he does not live in the present or the future; he lives ( Read more... ) -
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Both the Relief Society/Priesthood lessons (we were combined) and the Sunday School lessons today were on Fear. Specifically fear to share the Gospel, but the discussion got me thinking about all the ways people in today's society live in fear without even knowing it ( Read more... ) -
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I didn’t realize how much an incident like this assault would affect me. I went to the grocery store that first night because we needed more bottled water and went to Walmart to get myself something to help me calm down. The entire time I was out, I felt like eyes were watching me. It was like I was expecting, any second, for her to pop out ( Read more... ) -
Bad Luck day
Today started out being a nice day. Sunny, not too hot or too cool. I put a load of laundry in the washer and started putting things together for a picnic lunch, the plan was to surprise the kids with a hike at Lake Chabot. It was nice on the way up. We had both cameras so I was taking pictures with my Nikon D-3100 and Ayanna was using the ( Read more... ) -
Moderation in all things
I am learning that the phrase "Moderation in all things" really does mean ALL things. Today is the first Sunday in almost two months where I have stayed home while my family went to church. I decided, after a lot of prayer, that I really needed to find a way to attend church if at all possible. And it's been a lot easier than I thought it would ( Read more... ) -
On Parental Discipline of Children and the Frequent Lack Thereof
LZ Granderson, who seems to frequently write about controversial topics on CNN.com, has posted an article That has me both agreeing and fuming. You see, permissive parents make me nutty. We had an experience this evening That, for me, is a great example of completely UNACCEPTABLE parenting practices. My parents and I took my kids to the park ( Read more... ) -
Falling apart ...
I am not in a good place right now. Emotionally I am a wreck. And, sadly, it doesn't look like that will be changing any time soon.
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My story ...
I go on all the time about Multiple Chemical Sensitivity and the way that it affects me, but it occurred to me recently that I seldom tell people the true story of how this affliction came about. I think people sometimes figure that I just decided one day to avoid all perfumes and push others to do the same. But the real story is much more ( Read more... )