Old Lady Shoes
Yeah, you’ve seen them: old ladies wearing Old-Lady Shoes. Dowdy footwear that inextricably time-travelled from some economically-depressed post-war period. Or low-heeled, lace-up shoes resembling dull leather sneakers, that shuffled in from the land that fashion forgot. Practical shoes. Hopefully, comfortable shoes, given the tired way those old ladies are getting around. But damn, I mean […] (Source: Andrea's Buzzing About:)
Source: Andrea's Buzzing About: - November 23, 2012 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: andrea Tags: Arthritis Clothing Hypermobility Insurance Rants WTF?! Source Type: blogs
More universal than you might think
All those years of spending hours thinking up that brilliant retort to their insults … and instead of that stunned silence of acknowledgement you had anticipated — you just got more bullying. Again. *~#~* Don’t play their game. Short eye contact, a nonverbal response of incredulity, and then ignore them. (Source: Andrea's Buzzing About:)
Source: Andrea's Buzzing About: - October 27, 2012 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: andrea Tags: Abuse Advocacy Communication Coping strategies Source Type: blogs
It ’ s not all strawberry versus chocolate ice cream!
Now, I am a mint-chip ice cream (-loving) person myself, and dismiss vanilla* for being merely useful as an ingredient base for other treats. And of course, I’m entitled to my opinion. In turn, you all are free to express your own opinions about flavours of ice cream, including your total disinterest in eating ice […] (Source: Andrea's Buzzing About:)
Source: Andrea's Buzzing About: - October 6, 2012 Category: Disability Authors: andrea Tags: Cognitive biases College/University Communication Critical Thinking Epidemiology Food Logical fallacies Politics Pseudoscience Teaching/Tutoring Vaccines Source Type: blogs
It’s not all strawberry versus chocolate ice cream!
Now, I am a mint-chip ice cream (-loving) person myself, and dismiss vanilla* for being merely useful as an ingredient base for other treats. And of course, I’m entitled to my opinion. In turn, you all are free to express your own opinions about flavours of ice cream, including your total disinterest in eating ice […] (Source: Andrea's Buzzing About:)
Source: Andrea's Buzzing About: - October 6, 2012 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: andrea Tags: Cognitive biases College/University Communication Critical Thinking Epidemiology Food Logical fallacies Politics Pseudoscience Teaching/Tutoring Vaccines Source Type: blogs
“ sorry, out of order ”
A Facebook friend of mine posted this problem for folks to solve: 90 – 100 ( 6 + 3 ) = ? Answers included 0, -90, 810 and -810. The correct answer is -810. Some of you are sniggering at the errors — quit that! Now, if you didn’t get -810, hang on … Why do people […] (Source: Andrea's Buzzing About:)
Source: Andrea's Buzzing About: - August 2, 2012 Category: Disability Authors: andrea Tags: Attribution Errors College/University Learning Disabilities Mathematics And Statistics Teaching/Tutoring Source Type: blogs
“sorry, out of order”
A Facebook friend of mine posted this problem for folks to solve: 90 – 100 ( 6 + 3 ) = ? Answers included 0, -90, 810 and -810. The correct answer is -810. Some of you are sniggering at the errors — quit that! Now, if you didn’t get -810, hang on … Why do people […] (Source: Andrea's Buzzing About:)
Source: Andrea's Buzzing About: - August 2, 2012 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: andrea Tags: Attribution Errors College/University Learning Disabilities Mathematics And Statistics Teaching/Tutoring Source Type: blogs
“ So what would make it better for you? ”
Ah, the dreaded “small talk”! Learning scripts to use for small regular transactions isn’t hard (e.g. waiting for coffee to brew or cashier transactions, as described in this post). It’s the chit-chatting with coworkers and strangers that’s hard. I like this page because it gives concrete details on how to successfully initiate and participate in […] (Source: Andrea's Buzzing About:)
Source: Andrea's Buzzing About: - August 1, 2012 Category: Disability Authors: andrea Tags: Communication Eye contact Small talk Source Type: blogs
“So what would make it better for you?”
Ah, the dreaded “small talk”! Learning scripts to use for small regular transactions isn’t hard (e.g. waiting for coffee to brew or cashier transactions, as described in this post). It’s the chit-chatting with coworkers and strangers that’s hard. I like this page because it gives concrete details on how to successfully initiate and participate in […] (Source: Andrea's Buzzing About:)
Source: Andrea's Buzzing About: - August 1, 2012 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: andrea Tags: Communication Eye contact Small talk Source Type: blogs
Having Fun Pushing Limits
I was on the radio! :: hyperactive bouncing :: You should listen to the show — there are links below. Adrienne Lauby and Shelley Berman, co-hosts of Berkeley, California’s KPFA “Pushing Limits” disability program, invited Mike Ervin, advocate and blogger of Smart Ass Cripple and me to talk about “The Wild World of Disability on the […] (Source: Andrea's Buzzing About:)
Source: Andrea's Buzzing About: - July 9, 2012 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: andrea Tags: Accessibility Advocacy Auditory Processing Disorder Communication Community Presentations Source Type: blogs
What Would Molly Ivins Say?
This article by Laura Hibbard, “Texas Republican Party Calls For Abstinence Only Sex Ed, Corporal Punishment In Schools” nearly made me choke on my cuppa tea. She described just a few of the details the 2012 Republican Party of Texas wants for their state schools. (The article also includes a nicely scrollable copy of […] (Source: Andrea's Buzzing About:)
Source: Andrea's Buzzing About: - July 8, 2012 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: andrea Tags: Abuse Critical Thinking Epidemiology Family Parenting Politics Pseudoscience Teaching/Tutoring Vaccines Source Type: blogs
I bequeath the world a neologism, because there is need:
Te·di·a [tee-dee-uh] noun 1. a plural of tedium. 2. the quality or state of multiple media being wearisome; irksome; tedious. 3. the quality or state of overwhelming tedium resulting from multiple, unrelated sources. Overcome by the tedia of so-called “news” coverage and inane blather that displaced any real information, she resorted to drawing political cartoons and […] (Source: Andrea's Buzzing About:)
Source: Andrea's Buzzing About: - May 20, 2012 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: andrea Tags: Communication Humor/ Fun Stuff Politics Random Thoughts Work / Employment Source Type: blogs
Howdy, Nandi!
Let me introduce you to a new friend of mine, Nandi the garter snake (Thamnophis sirtalis). Unlike most of the snakes whom I have encountered in my gardens, this one was much more amenable to being held, and didn’t thrash about, pee, or exude stink from its postanal gland. We decided to adopt him. (I […] (Source: Andrea's Buzzing About:)
Source: Andrea's Buzzing About: - March 27, 2012 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: andrea Tags: Gardening Herpetology Insects & Arachnids w00t! Source Type: blogs
I ’ m picking up good fermentations
… but the Woo is giving off bad vibrations! OhMyGosh the world is full of idiots! Tonight I was stocking over in the health foods section, which is either a great place (for our large selection of gluten-free products for coeliacs) or a magnet for all people woo-stricken. A woman came to the grocery wanting “bread […] (Source: Andrea's Buzzing About:)
Source: Andrea's Buzzing About: - March 23, 2012 Category: Disability Authors: andrea Tags: Anti-Quackery Food OMG Science Source Type: blogs
I’m picking up good fermentations
… but the Woo is giving off bad vibrations! OhMyGosh the world is full of idiots! Tonight I was stocking over in the health foods section, which is either a great place (for our large selection of gluten-free products for coeliacs) or a magnet for all people woo-stricken. A woman came to the grocery wanting “bread […] (Source: Andrea's Buzzing About:)
Source: Andrea's Buzzing About: - March 23, 2012 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: andrea Tags: Anti-Quackery Food OMG Science Source Type: blogs
