New insight into chronic fatigue, from The Economist. (Link via The New Shelton Wet/Dry.)
I can’t agree with the conclusion of this article on the functionality of deception in autistic versus neurotypical brains, but the points the author makes about the presence or absence of the ability to deceive in (a)typical brain types are well worth [...]
Swistle has posted a great list of Things Not to Say to Anybody, Ever. One thing I’ve had said to me that would fit perfectly on this list was said by Mr. X, back when Acorn was a teeny baby:
“I don’t get to take a nap. I have to work during the day!”
For [...]
I was cleaning out this blog’s spam filter a little while ago, and happened across this gem:
There was once a short story written by an author named Shirley Jackson called the lottery. In most of our lives lotteries are wonderful things that can make us filthy rich with the investment of a couple of dollars [...]
Three hours of driving later, I rang the doorbell. “Who’s there?” I could hear my former father-in-law asking, in that tone adults reserve for asking a child questions they know the answers to.
“My Mama!” I heard Acorn respond. He fumbled at the door briefly, then flew into my arms. “Mama! I miss you!”
“I missed [...]