Happy Birthday,
Kurt Vonnegut!
He's my Writing Idol! It was a thrill to meet him in Boston back
in 1995 at a Writer's Festival. Kurt did a speech on
opening night. I met him afterwards at the reception in the back
of the Arlington Street Church. I got to shake his hand and tell
him how much I loved his books.
I even sat in the next day and watch him critique and lecture us about
writing stories. I didn't have anything to submit, but I enjoyed
the experience. He was very funny.
Now, I'm a writer who's having fun doing this.
Btw, Happy Veteran's Day!
Thursday, November 10, 2005
Wednesday, November 9, 2005
Ooops!
I was editing my two websites last night: Uncommon Bostonian and Uncommentary.
I almost deleted Uncommentary to nothingness while I was editing.
Unfortunately, I lost my links page and messed up my contact
page. Luckily, the home page and the Confessions page are
okay. The Irvine Webworks tech told me what I did wrong. I
shouldn't be editing both sites at the same time.
Glad I still have that site. It's the one getting the most hits. The month of September had the most of this year: 1,576! Now, I hope they come over here to Outside In and the other site Uncommon Bostonian.
Glad I still have that site. It's the one getting the most hits. The month of September had the most of this year: 1,576! Now, I hope they come over here to Outside In and the other site Uncommon Bostonian.
Sunday, November 6, 2005
Another Ultimate Top Ten List!
This time, it's the autistic adult list. Should we forget Letterman again?
Here's 10 Things An Autistic Adult Wishes You Knew from XTVworld.
Here's 10 Things An Autistic Adult Wishes You Knew from XTVworld.
How Torrential!
Here's an article about Bram Cohen, a person with AS who created BitTorrent software.
Check out this Fortune magazine article called Torrential Reign!
Check out this Fortune magazine article called Torrential Reign!
Go Out And Vote!
This coming Tuesday is Election Day. In Boston, we have the
mayorial race between incumbent Tom Menino and challenger Maura
Hennigan. Menino has bee the mayor for the past 12 years. I
have met him a few times and he's a good guy.
So I'm endorsing Mayor Tom Menino!
Wherever you are on Tuesday, November 8, don't forget to vote. Remember: Power to the People!
So I'm endorsing Mayor Tom Menino!
Wherever you are on Tuesday, November 8, don't forget to vote. Remember: Power to the People!
Saturday, November 5, 2005
Disclose or Not to Disclose
I did have a thought about mentioning that I have Asperger's Syndrome
to the mechanic who fixed the brakes on my car when he gave me back my
car on October 27th. He was busy lecturing me about car
care. He even brought up the fact that I don't take Sally (my
Mustang) to the car wash often. There's still brake dust on the
right rear wheel hubcab. Yuck!
However, I kept quiet because he is the father of one of my co-workers. My career counselor insisted when I got my present job not to disclose that I have Asperger's Syndrome. Karen, my career counselor, wanted me to keep that private (I forget her reasons). Yet, I now have been there for more than a year. I am grateful that my co-worker gave me her father's name and number in order to get my car repaired.
This past week has been tough for my co-worker because her father had a heart attack last Sunday night on October 30th. Fortunately, he's going to be okay and will be home soon. He got a stint inserted into his heart. I told her that my own father has three stints in his heart and is doing well. The first one was inserted in 2000 after my father visited his doctor for a check-up. The other two went in after my father had his heart attack just before Thanksgiving 2002.
Fifteen years ago yesterday, November 4th, was the day my grandmother died of a fatal heart attack. It upsetted me very much because I had visited her in July of that year. It was the first time we had seen each other in five years. I had been very busy pursuing my career in broadcasting which left me very frustrated and depressed. I wish I knew back then that I had Asperger's Syndrome. Things would have been different.
I wonder how she would have reacted if she were alive today and I told her that I have Asperger's Syndrome. She thought I was perfect.
However, I kept quiet because he is the father of one of my co-workers. My career counselor insisted when I got my present job not to disclose that I have Asperger's Syndrome. Karen, my career counselor, wanted me to keep that private (I forget her reasons). Yet, I now have been there for more than a year. I am grateful that my co-worker gave me her father's name and number in order to get my car repaired.
This past week has been tough for my co-worker because her father had a heart attack last Sunday night on October 30th. Fortunately, he's going to be okay and will be home soon. He got a stint inserted into his heart. I told her that my own father has three stints in his heart and is doing well. The first one was inserted in 2000 after my father visited his doctor for a check-up. The other two went in after my father had his heart attack just before Thanksgiving 2002.
Fifteen years ago yesterday, November 4th, was the day my grandmother died of a fatal heart attack. It upsetted me very much because I had visited her in July of that year. It was the first time we had seen each other in five years. I had been very busy pursuing my career in broadcasting which left me very frustrated and depressed. I wish I knew back then that I had Asperger's Syndrome. Things would have been different.
I wonder how she would have reacted if she were alive today and I told her that I have Asperger's Syndrome. She thought I was perfect.
Wednesday, November 2, 2005
Liz and Dick at their Best & Worst!
I've been watching my latest Netflix rental, "Who's Afraid of Virginia
Woolf?" starring Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton (who, as everyone
knows, were married to each other back in the 1960s). Also
starring George Segal and Sandy Dennis. It's based on the Edward
Albee play of the same name. It came out in 1966. It was a
hit and was responsible for the creation of the movie ratings
code. There's a lot of trivia about this movie that even astonished me. Robert Redford turned down the role of Nick, George Segal's part, for starters.
Impressive performances from the whole cast of four. I wonder why I have never seen this movie before. It's very adult. The plot is a case study in human behavior to the extreme. A lot of raw emotions explode out of Liz and Dick in a whirling frenzy for more than two hours. What a ride!
I wasn't very familiar with their work when Liz and Dick (who had been divorced for many years) came to Boston in the spring of 1983 to do Noel Coward's "Private Lives." A lot of my teachers were excited that they were in town. I wasn't interested in seeing them at all. They even did the play in Washington, DC, my hometown, later that summer. That was the last time they worked to together because on August 5, 1984, Richard Burton passed away. That was sad news.
When I saw Richard Burton in the movie, "1984", which came out several months after his death, I really enjoyed his work as O'Brien. I really regret not going to see him and his ex-wife, Liz Taylor, when they were in Boston.
When I went to my first AANE Conference in October 2002, Dr. Ami Klin of the Yale Development Disabilities Clinic was the guest speaker. He talked about his recent research with volunteers who were diagnosed with autism. He had them watch a movie while hooked up to a head gear device to track their eye movements. He pointed out that the volunteers with autism liked to look at the actors' mouths instead of their eyes while watching them. He also mentioned that they liked to look at the objects in the room.
What was the film the volunteers were watching? It was "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" Dr. Klin also mentioned that he had the chance to meet Liz Taylor who learned that he was using her film for his research study. He really enjoyed meeting her!
Impressive performances from the whole cast of four. I wonder why I have never seen this movie before. It's very adult. The plot is a case study in human behavior to the extreme. A lot of raw emotions explode out of Liz and Dick in a whirling frenzy for more than two hours. What a ride!
I wasn't very familiar with their work when Liz and Dick (who had been divorced for many years) came to Boston in the spring of 1983 to do Noel Coward's "Private Lives." A lot of my teachers were excited that they were in town. I wasn't interested in seeing them at all. They even did the play in Washington, DC, my hometown, later that summer. That was the last time they worked to together because on August 5, 1984, Richard Burton passed away. That was sad news.
When I saw Richard Burton in the movie, "1984", which came out several months after his death, I really enjoyed his work as O'Brien. I really regret not going to see him and his ex-wife, Liz Taylor, when they were in Boston.
When I went to my first AANE Conference in October 2002, Dr. Ami Klin of the Yale Development Disabilities Clinic was the guest speaker. He talked about his recent research with volunteers who were diagnosed with autism. He had them watch a movie while hooked up to a head gear device to track their eye movements. He pointed out that the volunteers with autism liked to look at the actors' mouths instead of their eyes while watching them. He also mentioned that they liked to look at the objects in the room.
What was the film the volunteers were watching? It was "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" Dr. Klin also mentioned that he had the chance to meet Liz Taylor who learned that he was using her film for his research study. He really enjoyed meeting her!
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