We bought ourselves a Roku box a while back and one feature of owning it is that we're now able to watch NBC Nightly News every day. Last week they ran a series about simplifying one's life and we were suitably disgusted by all the information they *didn't* mention. For example, NBC was so enamoured of a millionaire who downsized and went to work ( Read more... )

I just read an article in the Columbus Dispatch about young people with Asperger's struggling to find and keep employment (I've included the text of the article below.) This article really saddens me because it's the same thing I went through at their age (although I was applying for lower level jobs and was a high-school drop-out.) Our education ( Read more... )

In case anyone is curious about what books my nose will be stuck in this Fall semester,
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1. It’s 2AM and you are not home. You are more than likely ( Read more... )

• 18:44 To cheer me up for losing my old hard drive, Robert gave me five DVDs full of albums in mp3 format. #
• 18:44 @ mlv heck if I know. A computer. LOL #
• 18:46 Requiescat in Pace, Ronnie James Dio. #
• 22:57 "Colleges are places where pebbles are polished and diamonds are dimmed." - Robert G. Ingersoll #

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• 14:03 This is my 1st post with the new computer. Getting reoriented to a new OS, software versions, etc. Nicer computer but change is still hard. #
• 14:19 Happy Armed Forces Day! #
• 14:20 @ mlv Robert's old computer. No idea. He used to play WoW on it until he got an even better computer and monitor. #

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• 14:51 Wrestling with updating the computer - offline for a while and using someone else's periodically until things get squared away. #

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• 15:09 A mathematical model of cow behavior: www.technologyreview.com/blog/arxiv/25171/ #

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• 14:04 The speaker is a California public high school teacher. www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGqPo5ofk0s #
• 15:44 What Happens When Men Read Vogue: sparrowrose.livejournal.com/849962.html #

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I didn't want a subscription to Vogue Magazine, but I have one anyway. What I had actually subscribed to was a cute, funky home decorating magazine called Domino. I got one issue and absolutely loved it. Then I got the notice.

The publishers had decided to discontinue Domino Magazine but would be converting my subscription to another of their ( Read more... )