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Autistic People Aren’t Robots
If anything, our feelings are a thousand times more intense than yours.
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Favorite Emotions
Every language is inadequate in terms of the vocabulary of emotion.
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Musical Emotions
Where is the point of connection between sound and emotion?
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Are You Vacuum-Worthy?
Then consider yourself in an elite group, indeed.
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Examining Irritation
I have no idea why so many people have overlooked the memo that I am Queen of the World, but there you have it.
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Honne and Tatemae
Recently a dear friend introduced me to the Japanese concepts of honne and tatemae. I had never heard these words before. Without her, I would probably just have assumed they were the names for a Japanese pop culture couple or something. (They do say that opposites attract.) After reading several articles on the subject and…
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Why Is This One Different?
I have been hearing a lot of people saying that those of us who didn’t vote for Trump need to “get over it,” “quit our whining,” and “move on”. It’s not the first time my person didn’t win. I mean, I’ve lived through Reagan and both of the Bushes, after all. And I did, in…
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On Staying Put
The worst mistake I’ve ever made was staying for decades in a situation that made me unhappy. I now look back on those years with sadness and wonder what I could have achieved if I only had the courage to listen to my gut. But no. I played it safe. I didn’t want to hurt…
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“Toughen Up”
On the heels of my blog entry “Having Your Heart Broken by a Career Choice” I got a lot of comments from people in the Dental Lab industry, many of which were very constructive and informative and have greatly influenced my concept of what I need to do as I move forward. But just as…