The View from a Drawbridge

The random musings of an autistic bridgetender with entirely too much time on her hands.

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  • Where is China, Greenland and the Whole of Africa?

    Since I haven’t been able to afford international travel in the past several years, I travel vicariously by checking out the countries of origin of…

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  • The Destruction of Women

    Today I came across this picture on Facebook.   A friend of mine rightly commented, “And this was before Photoshop.” Women used to aspire to…

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  • Coming Full Spiral

    This morning I sort of did the walk of shame. I trained on a drawbridge that I had worked on for years, but had left…

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  • A Photographic Mistake

    Sometimes I am my own science experiment. Yesterday I got about 3 hours of sleep. And between getting off work at 8 a.m., getting the…

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● About Me

Hi there! I’m Barb, the creator and author of this blog. Nice to meet you!

I have been working on drawbridges since 2001. It’s a wonderful job, mostly relaxing, with a light sprinkling of white-knuckled terror to keep things interesting. Bridgetending gives me a lot of time to think about and observe the world. This blog is my opportunity to share those thoughts and observations with you.

My post topics can be rather eclectic; anything from fascinating things I’ve only just learned, to places I’ve been and experiences I’ve had, to crazy things I’ve witnessed, to forgotten history. I also throw in the occasional rant for good measure, and it’s usually political in nature.

I discovered that I was on the autism spectrum just 2 weeks before my 58th birthday. Suddenly a lot of things about my life made sense. Since then it has been quite a roller coaster ride of self-discovery. Post diagnosis, I’ve blogged a quite a bit about that subject, too.

I hope you enjoy what you find here, Dear Reader, and that you’ll add your insights and/or ask questions in the comments below each post. I look forward to hearing from you, and will do my best to respond. In the meantime…

Welcome to Drawbridge Nation!

Some readers have expressed an interest in starting their Drawbridge Nation journey with my very first post from December 1, 2012, so here it is:

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