Tag Archives: human behavior

Everything I needed to know about social skills I learned from the Big Bang Theory

Well, it’s Tuesday BITs (Brain Issue Therapies) again already, and today, as foretold in last week’s post, I will open that can of worms called social skills. Have you discovered the television sitcom The Big Bang Theory yet? Could also be … Continue reading

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Star Trek Epiphany

Today is the still awkwardly-named Discussion of Trinity of Brain Issues (Learning Disabilities, ADHD and Aspergers) and the Treatment Thereof Tuesday. DTBITTT. I don’t know that my day should sound like a raspberry. Maybe for the time being we could … Continue reading

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Stupidity Fatigue

If it isn’t safe to text while driving, I assume it must also be true that it is not safe to text while directing traffic through a construction zone. I’m right about that aren’t I? And to you, Miss Texting Flagperson: You know, … Continue reading

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Please, Discipline your Elders

In which a 60-something’s behaviour astonishes me. Continue reading

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Warning: Your invisibility powers have worn off

I found myself on Skytrain the other day. I know it’s better for the planet and all, but I hate public transit. It’s exhausting being with a bunch of other people that I can’t stare at and don’t want to talk … Continue reading

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What? Surely you don’t mean me?

In which I rant about the disconnect between what people say they believe and how they behave. I am exempted from this disconnect. Continue reading

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The Muddiness of Mud

For Christmas 1978 I received a 1979 Calendar. It was The Dennis Lee and Frank Newfeld Alligator Pie Calendar with delightful drawings (by Frank Newfeld) and an accompanying poem for each month (by Dennis Lee). Most of these poems I can still recite … Continue reading

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More than a Mechanic

I had to visit my mechanic the other day (it’s becoming an all-too-regular occurrence unfortunately). I have two regular mechanics, one out by my work and one close to where we live. This was the close-to-where-we-live mechanic–a real salt of … Continue reading

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Dear? Didn’t you hear me? Honey? I’m talking to you.

I just have share with the world the Griffin-speak from last week…even though a lot of you reading this will have actually been there, I think there should be a record for the sake of his future relationships. First, a little context. … Continue reading

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Random Acts of Kindness

Today, I went shopping. I needed to get frames to frame the pictures that we’re getting for some un-named in-laws. This was the fourth store that I had been at–who knew that frames were such a difficult thing to find? Now, … Continue reading

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