Free Temple Grandin Coloring Book on Autism: My Life in Pictures

The coloring book Temple Grandin: My life in Pictures a coloring book for children about autism is available for free, in preparation for the showing of the HBO special about Temple Grandin, Thinking in Pictures: My Life with Autism. Temple Grandin is an animal scientist, autism advocate and a person with autism. She is also [...]

Richard Daines: Get Flu Shot or Face Termination (H1N1 Next …)

New York State Issues Order for Forced Seasonal Flu Shots, H1N1 Next

In an unprecedented power grab, Richard Daines, the Commissioner of the New York State Department of Health has issued an order requiring all healthcare workers to get the seasonal flu shot by November 30 or face termination. Daines justifies this seizure of rights [...]

President gets cheap laughs mocking the Special Olympics

Sadly, I think Zach Finken is right on the money with the following article.  President Obama just doesn’t get it when it comes to the whole Special Olympics flap.
Obama doesn’t get it: Disabled aren’t a joke
SPECIAL OLYMPICS | President’s apology falls short after humiliating remark lands like a knife in the gut
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Total Site Meltdown

Somehow, yesterday, I crashed the whole site and it is a pure miracle that it is here today.  It looks like I did lose all of my CATEGORIES.

On Forgiveness …

This topic is on my mind today because of some extended family issues that we have going on right now (not even related to Autism).   First of all, beer drinking and discussing family issues is a BAD idea.  Period.  Write that down as a universal truth.  Let me say it again, drinking and discussing [...]