Hmmm... sounds like I'm going to have to use this as another article ... Asperger's Syndrome (AS) is an Autistic Spectrum Disorder. It's a form of high-functioning autism. The person with AS has many of the traits of autism, but they aren't severe enough to fully interfere with his functioning in life. These symptoms include a strong preference for routine (to include repiti
One of the exciting things about raising kids is that you're not sure what exactly is going to pop out of their mouths. For instance, the other night, while watching the news with my oldest two sons, the younger one (who's actually the middle boy) asked "What is war?" So, after pausing the TV (gotta love TiVo!), we spent an hour discussing what war is, why
Hey, if ya don't laugh at yourself ... you're missing out on the biggest joke of the century! Or, as I've said to many people, "Might as well laugh at myself. Everyone else is."
Here's another twist: I am a programmer (by trade/inclination). Any work that I do for my employer becomes the property of my employer (work for hire). Any programming that I do on my own time belongs to me. If I then contract out to Joe Snuffy to do some database work. This work belongs to Joe Snuffy (again, as work for hire). If I write an application (say, a library management package) that turn around and donate a copy to a lo
Sounds great! Being the child of a schoolteacher, I understand that little bonus events like this one can really be a morale booster. Enjoy the new materials!
There's always the JU league over at Yahoo! Try Link for Chiprj's link on it. We'll try not to abuse you too much.
Hehe. This reminds me of when my wife and I purchased the home we're in now (just last summmer, as a matter of fact). People kept looking at us like we're crazy (white folks willingly moving into Petersburg, a majority black community that's not very well known for it's tolerance of folks considered "different"). Well, okay, we are crazy, but that's not the reason why. The also mentioned the school system. When we considered all of the thing
See, TW, that's what I'm talking about. To thoroughly butcher a quote ... "Choose you this day whom you will serve. As for me and my house, we will serve others." If common courtesy and gentleman are to die out, I will be the last man standing on those ramparts, fighting to the very end. And, thankfully, my children are showing signs of it actually sinking into their skulls. Slowly, but the signs are there. <img src="../images/smiles/smi
Before I start ... I just want to make it clear that my wife and I are currently homeschooling two of our four children. Of the other two ... one starts kindergarten this fall, so it'll jump to three being schooled and the fourth is going to start reading lessons shortly (she just turned 4 and has expressed an interest in reading for herself). - Lack of social in
I'm not sure if the rest of the country really wants to claim Florida. Or California, for that matter.
Yep. Seems that a part of the article's been chopped off. The part where I start on Politeness. And finish the story. Hmmm... I'll have to fix that. Sir, Maam, even to the point of making sure my children grow up using them.
as of 22:43 EDT, it's acting a lot faster. As of ... oh, 16:30, though ... it was almost as sluggish as usual (for the couple weeks, at any rate). No timeouts, but it felt like it was going to be close there for a while.
Is there an echo in here? Anyways, welcome home! Glad to see that everything's gone okay (so far). I pray that it continues that way. Cheers!
Eh, the Pentagon is in Crystal City, VA. Just outside Alexandria, Fairfax, Springfield, etc. It's not far from the District, true, but it's still well within the borders of the Commonwealth of Virgina. It is part of the Metro DC area (as the area from Baltimore south to ... Fredricksburg now?) is usually called. Hey! Here's a question: How do you know that Michael Moore's spewing propaganda? Answer: His lips are moving! <BR
*poke*
Also, you can cuddle up to conserve body heat. Hehe. That's why I prefer the cold. Gives me an excuse to spend the day snuggling with my wife in front of the fire. That, and I'm cold natured. I find i
Me too. About 25 years ago! Okay, ya got me beat there. It's only been ... 22 years? No, take that back. 23. 1982 on a Commodore Vic-20 ... Gah, it hurts looking back that far. I was all of ... 8? Turned 9 later
Everyone is an English teacher! Nah, just a geek that can't hide it. Been programming too long. I can actually recall programs that I've written that used the Peek and Poke commands (to Read and Write memory respectively).
Hypocrite Kerry. And, yes, I Peeked ... and then I Poked. Thank you thank you! I'll be here all weeeeeeeeeeek. *pulls hook from around neck* Ah, hem. Yes, I apologize for that brief trip down geek lane.
I have mixed feelings about the flag, being that I am Black. To many, slavery was just about money, but to us it was about death. When the South was fighting for its way of life, it included keeping slavery and keeping Blacks as sub-humans even if they were free. That's funny. In all my travels through
Cool! Congradulations! You know the one bad thing about a promotion to the NCO ranks? Now, he'll the one that all the junior enlisted are grumbling about ...
Especially, the inesteemable Mr. Warner. Re: the dupes. No problem. I thank you for the points, though. 'specially since I have so few right now, I need all the ones I can get.
I think all politicians are fools. That's why I'm fearful about this little exercise. My oldest (10 years old) is going to be using it as a Civics lesson. In fact, my mom (who's a Civics teacher in Prince George County) is grumbling that this is happening a couple weeks too late. She said this after she pulled out a new notebook to start taking notes for her classes this fall. <img src="../images/smiles/bigsmile.gif" border=0 ALIGN="absmid
Here at my office, we have some outspoken conservative folks and some outspoken liberal folks. There was discussion a little while ago about the nominations for the Federal judges that recently concluded. It got rather heated at times, for some of the same reasons that discussions in Congress (and here at JU) got heated - personal beliefs and biases. Give
This is just simply amazing! And, like you say, it's nothing that is unusual or out of character for our troops. How much do you want to bet that nothing is mentioned about this in the MSM? Thumbs up to the fine crew of that Black Hawk!
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