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Recent content by Shamar

  1. Shamar

    Your pseudo-skills?

    You would think all those cats an foxes would reduce the rabbit population. Apparently not, the rabbits breed so fast the predators can't keep up, and all that food encourages the cats and foxes to breed more.
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    Your pseudo-skills?

    Those cats are vicious as well. I remember driving down a highway at night (WA, I think) and saw a cat that was about one meter from nose to butt (not tail). As I approached, it raised both paws with claws extended and tried to jump my truck (ute, Toyota FJ45). Made no effort to get out of...
  3. Shamar

    Your pseudo-skills?

    Or companionsation?
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    Your pseudo-skills?

    I navigate socially by working around to where there are no people.
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    An important lesson for the intrepid explorer.

    I have worked in that region of Tasmania, both summer and winter. You can go three meters off the trail to take a leak and not find the way back. I would expect hypothermia was also a factor. It looks to me like maybe she missed the turn in the trail to the southwest just after leaving the...
  6. Shamar

    People who hate Christmas music playlist.

    The one that makes me want to scream is Holly Jolly Christmas, especially the Burl Ives version. It has everything in it that makes Christmas miserable for me. And no, I won't make an effort to find and post a video.
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    Unusual Musical Instruments...

    Not all THAT unusual, but I have gotten to like music played on the Chapman Stick
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    King of their Anthill Personalities

    I have dealt with these before, it is frustrating. When it became obvious she would not let me see the person I had an appointment with (she had exceeded my meltdown limit) I told her "I've produced better than you just by eating more fiber," turned around and left. I wrote a message...
  9. Shamar

    Beginning friendships - mutual initiation, or not??

    The thought is terrifying. I would rather face down a king cobra than enter a room full of people I don't know, even if there are mutual interests. I have done both, and so have a good basis for comparison.
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    What percent of your autism struggles relate to social interaction?

    Most are social, but a good chunk is related to misinterpreting spoken words, some social, some not. Then there is also not understanding what is gong on, again, some social and some not social.
  11. Shamar

    How do you feel about the holidays?

    Maybe not seizures, but almost certainly vomiting
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    How do you feel about the holidays?

    I have no problem with the traditional religious music (except that it is incessantly shoved at you), but it is the secular music I can't stand. It is all about togetherness, joy, socializing, and love, none of which I can have (as most of you are aware). I consider it a mocking slap to the...
  13. Shamar

    Little Nippers program for autistic children

    As a former lifeguard, I approve wholeheartedly. I respect the Aussie lifesavers, they are highly trained (more so than here) and disciplined. Australia is the only place I know of where lifesaving is a competitive sport. I saw a few of the competitions and was impressed. ALL children...
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    Australia’s camels

    I remember seeing camels on some of my projects in the interior. A bit of a shock at first because it was unexpected. The American army tried a similar experiment. While they proved useful, when used properly, the Civil War ended things. The army tended to treat them like horses, and that...
  15. Shamar

    How do you feel about the holidays?

    I believe most people around here are aware of my feelings on this matter.
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