Category Archives: Aliens and uncharted planets

Fast ForWord Update

Posted on July 23, 2008 by Tentative Equinox North

I did manage to get both of my school-age kids enrolled in Fast ForWord this summer. (Go here if you need the part 1 context) I thought there might be people out there who want to know a bit about … Continue reading →

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Warning: Bureaucracy ahead

Posted on July 17, 2008 by Tentative Equinox North

Be duly warned: bureaucracies may be hazardous to your health. Our family has been plunged with very little warning into the icy waters of a serious health issue. Along with the illness comes the aftershock of being injected into what I would … Continue reading →

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The Urgent Avoider

Posted on July 10, 2008 by Tentative Equinox North

Of all the people that you can encounter in business, one of the most frustrating types has to be, what am I now about to coin, the Urgent Avoider. This person has two distinct cycles. The Urgency Phase is easily … Continue reading →

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The unexpected journey

Posted on July 4, 2008 by Tentative Equinox North

I haven’t been much of a world traveller. But I did get the opportunity once to have my European adventure. I did a course in Oxford, performed in a play at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and then after that was … Continue reading →

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Wouldn’t you like to be a muppet too?

Posted on June 29, 2008 by Tentative Equinox North

If I were a muppet, I would be Beaker. I’m not saying that would be my choice, I’m just saying if I were to fall through an Enchanted-esque magical hole and re-surface on the other side in some kind of … Continue reading →

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Overheard in My Brain

Posted on June 13, 2008 by Tentative Equinox North

LB: Hey, RB, the alarm is going, we’ve gotta get up. RB: spiff fff, mynne leeffing LB: What? I can’t hear you with your face in the pillow. RB: Piss off! I’m sleeping! LB: Well, we did agree that we would … Continue reading →

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You know it’s loud when it goes to eleven.

Posted on June 10, 2008 by Tentative Equinox North

One of the reasons that we chose our house is its lack of neighbours. That sounds unfriendly doesn’t it? Well, it is. Prior to our current home, we were living in a housing co-op where we learned two things. One–the great thing … Continue reading →

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Health at Every Size

Posted on June 5, 2008 by Tentative Equinox North

This is a great post from Shapely Prose, “An Anthropologist on Mars” Go read it. This is kind of what I’ve been getting at with this post but fillyjonk has articulated it much better than I did I think. I got the micro … Continue reading →

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Only if it finds me first

Posted on June 4, 2008 by Tentative Equinox North

I’ve finally got a blackberry. I’ve wanted one for a while, and it just so happened that mobile contracts were up for renegotiation at work. When my turn came, I requested a blackberry (I’m thinking it might be useful while sitting in … Continue reading →

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Be Realistic

Posted on June 3, 2008 by Tentative Equinox North

So, that’s the phrase I’m starting to hear. We have to keep our expectations realistic. Aspergers, ADHD, and Learning Disabilities are life-long conditions for which there is no cure. They can be managed but not eliminated. Accept her for who she is. If … Continue reading →

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