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Recent content by SusanLR

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    Potato poll.

    Didn't have a Mr. Potato Head. My parents gave me a set of Cooties to put together. No wonder I'm strange. Latkes are good!
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    Potato poll.

    Mashed without lumps or pieces of potatoes in them. Nice and smooth is a comfort food. Scalloped is second favorite and au gratin. All potatoes are good except for Tater Tots. Like many food textures, they just don't feel right in my mouth. 😆
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    Getting Older is Lonely

    I've lived my life feeling the same. I never married or had children. At 67 I don't have any friends or family and the problem with that now, at least for me, is I have a rare neurodegenerative disease that is leaving me dependent on other people for daily living. I absolutely despise losing...
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    Brain healing from God

    I don't hear voices, but my internal dialogue is never quite unless I force myself to listen to what others are saying. Thankfully, I can turn it off long enough to do this. This is the same way my brain works. Exactly. I think and read in actual words also. And if I am not really concentrating...
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    Do you believe there's extraterrestrial life out there?

    It doesn't seem logical that in an infinite universe full of diverse planetary systems to think this little speck of dust we call home is the only place with intelligent life. The time differences for evolutions are great. We are still in the infancy stage of space exploration playing around...
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    Geek or nerd?

    AI overview: While often used interchangeably, "geek" and "nerd" have subtly different connotations. A nerd is typically associated with intellectual pursuits and a deep, often obsessive, interest in academic subjects like math, science, or history. A geek, on the other hand, is usually...
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    cerebellum vs frontal cortex

    Yes, please elaborate. Neurology is of interest. The Cerebellum controls the autonomic nervous system and balance of the physical body. The frontal cortex plays a role in emotions, empathy and thought.
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    World Spinning Weirdly

    I simply have very little interest in it. Nothing much I can do about it, and I don't get into conversations with others as it always leads to dissension when views conflict. This is the way of most people, and they want you to change to their way of thinking whatever the subject. I live with...
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    Do you listen to music in a different language?

    I enjoy some songs in Spanish and the Byzantine chants. What I really find comforting is Celtic. Enya is beautiful even though I don't understand the words when she doesn't sing in English.
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    Happy Earth Day!

    Happy Earth Day to everyone. 🌲 And Happy Birthday @Captain Jigglypuff ! 🎂
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    51 and wondering about getting an official diagnosis

    I've had anxiety disorder and depressive episodes since age 13. I knew my personality was what people called quirky. I didn't know about autism until my mom's death, and I was working with a grief counselor who thought I had many traits of Asperger's. She suggested a psychologist that...
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    Bridge Story

    I've had the same feeling about going over bridges all my life and I'm 68. It never got better despite making myself drive over them or really having the need to. My throat tightens up and I feel I am going to choke. Hard to breath too. We have the Sunshine Skyway bridge here. I'll never drive...
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    Nature sounds usually don't feel overwhelming

    Another example of how our brains evolved differently to most humans. Being in nature and with animals is where a lot of us on the spectrum find peace and comfort. I had a lot of sound sensitivity issues when I was in my teens. I adapted somehow and it got better. Now I have a neurological...
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    why I'm agnostic

    These are the type of science videos I watch on my news feed every day. It is a scientifically new acceptance of everything is consciousness, everything is energy and energy is a vibration. All unified.
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    '80s hard rock/metal poll!

    '80's rock and hair bands keep me movin' and groovin' while driving. My favorite decade of music. Probably because it was the decade of my twenties and that was the age, I had the most fun. Foreigner Styx Def Leppard Bon Jovi Queen Guns N Roses Aerosmith Journey ZZ Top Leonard Skinner Tom...
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