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Lyzzibug wrote: "Maybe thats a sign Esme."

maybe. but he's yet to reprimand me...

[janine]

Larry wrote: "What's for dinner?"

i had curry, rice and bread (no naan, but still good).

[Sally, la reina]

What kind of curry?

[janine]

spicy indian chicken.

[Félix]

mmmmmmmmmmm.

[Kevin]

i just finished watching temple grandin. outstanding. a very important story told in this movie. claire danes was brilliant in it. i cried the whole movie. a life changer for me on how i view and understand autism. this movie motivates me to be more sensitive and compassionate toward autistic people. i have 3 autistic nephews and i totally feel i get them more now. MUST SEE !!

[Helena]

Kevin "El Liso Grande" wrote: "i just finished watching temple grandin. outstanding. a very important story told in this movie. claire danes was brilliant in it. i cried the whole movie. a life changer for me on how i view and ..."

I’m going to check this out- a close friend’s son was just diagnosed with autism. I’ve done a bit of reading on autism, but find myself at a loss with what to do/say and how to interact with her son. Thanks.

[Kevin]

this will really really help you begin to understand what they are feeling and experiencing. i totally saw my nephew in temple and get him better now. very important story

[Lobstergirl, el principe]

I saw Grandin interviewed on Cspan for 3 hours and it was very eye-opening. She is so smart and did a great job explaining how she sees the world. There's also an honesty and frankness in her communication that I think comes from the autism.

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Right now I am doing the washing. Thankfully that leaves plenty of time to potter around doing other things. I have no sport or any other activity planned today. Heaven.

[Félix]

Enjoy.

[Cosmic Sher]

I'm currently sitting in Gameworks eating a great bacon cheeseburger after walking all over my first Comic Con. Really overwhelming with all the people, but really cool. My daughter just gave us the "Coolest Parents" award. She wants to be a comic book writer-illustrator when she gets older. :)

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Awh congratulations Sher. That is so cute.

[Cynthia]

Kevin, you would enjoy reading Temple Grandin's books. I know one of them talks a lot about autism. The book I read of hers was primarily on the similarities between animal thinking and autistic thinking.

I have been mulling over her advice for selecting a dog. She likes brown-eyed mutts, and argues convincingly against purchasing a purebred dog. As for coat color, she recommends dogs with at least SOME white in their fur (not a solid black color.) Her work with animals is fascinating.

My husband finds her books helpful to families with autistic kids. The writings and Grandin's success give them hope for their children.

[Jammies]

Cynthia, yesyesyesYES rescue a mutt, please! I have had three amazing rescue dogs, and can't imagine better companions.

[Kevin]

my wife did the "rescue a mutt" deal. it took a lot of patience, training and cleaning up after him but after almost 28 years she says i am almost worth it.

[Cynthia]

Oh Jammies, it WILL be a mutt. My last one, Grace was border collie mixed with something big. She was the smartest dog ever. My dog Lucy was rescued from a hot as hell locked up mobile home in August. She ate garbage and drank the toilet tank dry to survive. She was sweet, but oh so needy/anxious. So I am definitely sold on mutts. My good friend keeps getting purebreds and complaining about their health and behavior problems. I say to her Jane, duh, it's time for a mutt.

[Cynthia]

Kevin "El Liso Grande" wrote: "my wife did the "rescue a mutt" deal. it took a lot of patience, training and cleaning up after him but after almost 28 years she says i am almost worth it."

HA! I'm sure she'd do it all over again, Kevin.

[Jim]

Cynthia wrote: "Kevin "El Liso Grande" wrote: "HA! I'm sure she'd do it all over again, Kevin. "

Don't risk it Kevin, keep the status quo.

[Sarah]

I really like her books, and she was great when I saw her speak at an autism conference as well.

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She was just featured on an installment of The Science Channel's "Ingenious Minds" (Thursday nights @ 10).

Good show.

[Sarah]

Ja. Most of the dogs in the shelters here are pit crosses -most commonly pit-lab, but nobody wants to hear that.
The shelter I adopted Bo from charged a purebreed surcharge, which was total bull since it's not like there was anything to be gained or lost by it. Really, I was taking on more known health problems when you think about it, since mutts tend not to have some of the issues that purebreds do. And it's not like he had papers, and he's neutered. So the fact that he's purebred shouldn't have mattered.

[Sarah]

Barb wrote: "What's Bo? Other than a tomato killer?"

Cocker Spaniel. We joke that like the rest of the dogs in the shelter, he's secretly half pit bull, which would make him a cockpit.

[Cynthia]

BunWat wrote: "Cynthia, you can do some simple temperament testing that will help you figure out if you and an individual dog are going to be a match. Although nothing is 100%, looking at the breed mix and then ..."

Bun around here if the shelter staff don't know they just say lab mix or terrier mix. It's funny. Luckily I really trust the staff at our county shelter--they are always spot on with their dogs they recommend to me.

[Cynthia]

Barb wrote: "According to the people we got Reese from, he's 1/2 Terrier and 1/2 poodle ... but I think there might be a bigger dog in there too, because he takes up an awful lot of the bed."

Darn bed pigs. Sounds like my 8-pound cat. She really sucks up a lot of bed space for such a little squirt.

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yum?

[Phoenix]

Relaxing with a cup of coffee after taking the dogs for a 3 mile walk and enjoying a nice hot shower.

[Phoenix]

@Myles...that stuff sounds...kind of awful really. Is it any good?

[[deleted user]]

enjoy then, Myles. while i despair at the mess in my room that i must go clean. and the laundry i must sort.

[Sally, la reina]

Right now I keep trying to touch my missing hair.

[Sally, la reina]

**locks door while the Canadian is on the porch**

[Lobstergirl, el principe]

Headachey. Taking ibuprofen and sipping mango-carrot juice.

[Sally, la reina]

**lets Canadian back in**

[Phil]

Sally wrote: "Right now I keep trying to touch my missing hair."

::wondering where Sally's hands are::

[Kevin]

right now i am eating an apple because my lab tests came back and my bad cholesterol is over 300. blood pressure was up (even on meds) and i have a plethora of other symptoms of hear disease. alas, i will not be having a fried dill pickle anytime soon

[Sally, la reina]

ON MY HEAD! I AM NOT TOUCHING THE CARPET OR THE PARQUET.

[Lobstergirl, el principe]

You got your head shaved?

[Jim]

Smart canadian.

[Sally, la reina]

I am frowning very fiercely at you all.

[Lobstergirl, el principe]

Hopefully not with shaved eyebrows.

[Lizzy]

Creating a giant map, it covers an entire wall of my room, why you may ask? Well, I'll tell you why. . . Wait, never mind I really have no idea why I'm doing that. Huh, strange how you start doing something and then forget why you started doing it in the first place.
Maybe i should do homework instead, let me think about that idea, nope, sounds boring so I won't

[Jim]

Sally wrote: "I am frowning very fiercely at you all."

I'm looking at you upside down, it looks like you are smiling to me.

[Phil]

It always looks that way to Gail.

[Jim]

So all the times we are smiling she thinks we're sad?

[[deleted user]]

I just assumed you were a miserable bunch with no sense of humour.

[Jim]

Just the opposite, we are an extremely happy bunch with no sense of humor.

[Scout]

You're OK, Sally?

[[deleted user]]

Jim wrote: "Just the opposite, we are an extremely happy bunch with no sense of humor."

That wound explain why no one here thinks I'm funny. My talents are wasted.

[[deleted user]]

aww, i think you're funny Gail.

[[deleted user]]

::receives pat on the head from Esme, heads back to the corner happy::