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I’m exhausted. I spent the latter part of the afte…

I’m exhausted. I spent the latter part of the afternoon with Sarah in the doctor’s office. She is so strung out that she has a nasty fever blister and it looks like its spreading to her eye. Unfortunately tomorrow is school pictures. Why is this child so stressed? Does she have too many adult figures in her life she is trying to please? 2 Grandparents, 2 parents, and 1 biological father. Are we too critical of her? Is she asking for things and not getting them because we aren’t listening or think we are hearing one thing when she is actually saying another?

I wish I could describe the looks she gives. She has reached that mature age of 10 where she is certain that her parents are retarded (and I choose that word intentionally) and she has all the answers. Whatever you do, please don’t try to reason with her or contradict her even if she is wrong because you are going to catch Valley Girl attitude (that should have been with a capital A).

Got home expecting a battle with Tommy over his math homework so I approached it very calmly and sedately with book in hand so I could read while he screamed. I was determined to not let his noises and attempts to rile get to me; unfortunately, I forgot about everyone else. The tired baby started feeding off of him, the mother with migraine turned up the television to drown him out (noise and chaos bad for an aspie – new term for me learned recently), the brother in his normal oblivious cloud took no notice, and the sister that just wouldn’t hurry up and get to bed (I almost detected some competition for attention briefly) helped proliferate the chaos which ended with Tommy receiving a “get your act together” slap in the face. We avoid such treatment at all possible costs but Tommy had left reality and was starting to spiral out of control. He came back to reality albeit with many tears. He and I moved to a more controlled location in the basement and he screamed, cried, insulted, said hurtful things, masterbated, pretended to fall asleep, complained and did about everything he could think of to try to upset me. I calmed sat there reminding him to use an inside voice and to work on his school work. Eventually I got smart and gave him a choice. Tommy likes choices even if they are both not in his favor. He quieted down, calmed down, quickly did his homework with ease (some guidance from me) and then went to bed.

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Jokes at other people’s expense

Ok. I know the following is in bad taste but due to its nature I can’t help myself…

Man dies in 11-storey fall Tragic ending to birthday party


A CARLETON University engineering student participating in a spitting contest with friends plunged 11 floors off a downtown high-rise to his death late Saturday night …

…took a running start to try to spit further than his two friends when he unintentionally vaulted himself over the balcony railing.

Note: An engerineering student


“Two ladies came in and started screaming for me to call 911,” said Armstrong, adding a group of about eight of Jinah’s emotional friends rushed to his side.

I hope the friends used the stairs! Otherwise I could hear the ladies now, “That one was first. Then these came in rapid succession.”


“He was one of the smartest, most polite guys I ever met in my life,” …

Excuse me! He jumped off a balcony…


“… He had a maturity beyond his age.”

…in a spitting contest.


Armstrong said Jinah always made a point to stop and chat on his way into the building …

Perhaps he should have stopped before making his way out of the building.


His roommate, Eric Hwang, was too distraught to comment on what happened.

Sure. He’s probably thinking “I can’t afford this place on my own.”

ok. That poor commentary is going to come back to me karmically somehow I’m sure.

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Everquest Addicts Beware!

The Department of Defense is commissioning a re-creation of the entire planet from online-sim maker.

Looks like Kurzweil’s future could be coming to life. This would be a good time to read Diaspora by Greg Egan


“The Singularity” is a phrase borrowed from the astrophysics of black holes. The phrase has varied meanings; as used by Vernor Vinge and Raymond Kurzweil, it refers to the idea that accelerating technology will lead to superhuman machine intelligence that will soon exceed human intelligence, probably by the year 2030.

  

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What chu saying Willis?

I received this expedia ad in a popup today:

expedia ad

Now, without slipping too much further into poor taste, read the words closely then stare at the picture and ask yourself “just where is she getting away to? why does she have to ‘come to expedia’? what’s the smirk about? why did they crop her right hand out of the picture? And can’t she do this from home?”

In all fairness to Expedia, clicking on the ad will take you to their marketing page.

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Sex – What should the kids do?

Here’s an interesting and disturbing article. It’s difficult being a dad with a girl that will be entering her teens and already thinks she is 16. I know around 10 years old I knew certain things felt good. I know around 12 I wanted things to feel good with girls. I know guys are supposed to and girls aren’t so just who are the guys supposed to with? Below are some highlights that will give parents thinking material..not that we don’t have enough already.

I believe sex is a good thing but when thinking about your daughter being used, hurt or taken advantage of, you start to question your own views. I would certainly not want to deny anyone such a pleasurable activity and do not want to give it mysticism by making it taboo. I hope that I can instill a sense of dignity and self-worth in my children that they do not use sex as an escape and wait until they truly feel love before giving up their bodies.

Welcome to the G-Spot


I love sex. I love talking about it, thinking about it, arguing about it, doing it and sometimes even watching it. But because I don’t have a penis, I’m supposed to keep these thoughts to myself. Guys overly concerned with sex are “players” while girls are called sluts…

I entered high school as a wholesome princess. I was class vice president…

…when I was 16, I lost my virginity…

…I wasn’t supposed to have sex! Well, it just kind of happened. … And so began my journey toward becoming a “slut.”

I managed to do a 180 on my good-girl status. As the slogan goes, “Once you pop, you can’t stop.” …

…trying to use sex to find love. … I never did.

…Who knew that it is entirely different when you are actually in love with the person?…

I am self-assured in my sexuality. I have sex, and I like it. I don’t think porn is always bad, I know the meaning behind Britney’s song “Touch of My Hand,” and I’ve been to the “sex shop.” I carry a condom in my wallet and have more beside my bed. I’m not ashamed to admit that I have a sex drive. …

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News – Environmental

Climate Change Linked to Civilization Collapse What goes first? Society or the planet?


Two scientists have linked climate variations to the collapse of societies around the globe. Sometimes slight, sometimes intense, … the changes were enough to forever alter the lifestyles of the people living under changed conditions. …

An article in a 1995 issue of Nature pointed to drought as one cause of the demise of the Maya civilization. Its writers argued that internal factors, including population growth and environmental degradation, worked with climate change and led to the Maya collapse. …

The worst case scenerio … is if the world does not make any changes in its activities—inaction that would cause an 11-degree temperature change. “That would have some pretty horrific implications,” he said. …

Juggler: Horrific like no more shuffling snow or having to bundle the kids up so much they look like the Stay Puff marshmellow man.

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I work very hard to — no that’s not true — I wan…

I work very hard to — no that’s not true — I want to provide my family a good life with good health but when I try to give my wife good health she fights it. She won’t go to doctors and she won’t go to the dentist. It’s comparable to trying to get a child to eat beats.

We cancelled her appointment. It will now be 6 months or more before she can get in again.