I took a test years ago to determine where I am on the Intelligence Spectrum. That test gave me a number to know where I am on that spectrum. My number was 135. I didn’t think much of it at … Continue reading It’s Time For A Re-Label…
The strongest emotion that I think I have is empathy for those, like me, who have faced some pretty serious struggles through life. That, and my lack of a sense of accomplishment in this emotions series, is what this post … Continue reading About Emotions #8 – Summing It Up
After some serious study about autism in general and Asperger’s in particular, I am convinced that the scientific community has a basic flaw when it comes to autism. That flaw is that 95% of the studies and articles about autism … Continue reading I Think The Scientific Community Has It Wrong About Autism Studies
I have made it no secret here on RJsCorner that I struggled through life trying to figure out what was wrong with me. My very narcissistic mother who abandoned me when I was nine years old did nothing but amplify … Continue reading Finding Yourself In Your Differences
Passions in my life seem to come and go, but a few stick around almost forever. Twenty years ago, I was passionate about learning more about the origins and history of Christianity. That passion subsided about ten years later, with … Continue reading My Passions Come And Go…
I seem to be quickly disengaging myself from the part of the world that disturbs me the most. Of course, the primary one is politics. I used to look at politics with a helicopter view, now it is more like … Continue reading Becoming Disentangled From The World
I expect this post is going to surprise you. I know you have probably already finish the phrase in the title with a myriad of responses. But for me, it is I am the loneliest when I am in a … Continue reading I Am The Loneliest…
I have done a lot of reading about Asperger’s Syndrome and convinced that I have had many of those typical traits throughout my life, but only in the last decade found that they had a name. Now, the experts have … Continue reading I’m Still On The Fence With This Autism Thing…
The idea for this post came from Anna over at Medium.com which is one of my favorite sites. The article was entitled: Stop using Asperger’s as an excuse to be a jerk When I read this article, the first person … Continue reading Stop Being a Jerk!!
Now, don’t get me wrong here, I am not comparing myself artistically to Beethoven, that would be extremely presumptuous of me 😉. But we do have something in common. That is our deafness, how it happened and how we reacted … Continue reading Me & Beethoven…
Let’s face some facts. The corporate world expects you to “Put your nose to the grindstone” and not let up until the job is done. That creates an atmosphere of workaholics who then go up the corporate ladder, and that … Continue reading Hard Work Is The Enemy Of Creativity
These next two post in the series will probably be the most difficult to write. But they were also the time I came across the most empathic person I have ever known. I finished off the last post on this … Continue reading End of Life Trauma Part 8 – Hospice (continued)
Having high intelligence almost always means you are living life on the margins. Of course, the perfect example of this was Albert Einstein. People with high intelligence break new ground and are always looking for things to challenge them. Mainstream … Continue reading High Intelligence Means That You Are On The Margins
This is going to be one of those epiphany posts where I learn a little about myself. One of my favorite quotes comes from the sci-fi movie called Tron. Chaos, Good News I read that to mean that sometimes we … Continue reading Chaos, Good News…
One of my readers recently pulled up a post I wrote in 2015 about knowing. It is something I want to bring up again for those who have not seen it. We should all be constantly in block 4, always … Continue reading About Knowing…
This post is just a quick educational opportunity about Asperger’s Syndrome I readily admit that I have some pretty significant Aspie characteristics and have been studying this neurological condition for several years now. I recently came across a very well … Continue reading More About Asperger’s Syndrome
Rob Bell is one of those Christian authors that is able to condense his thought into a few words. He doesn’t beat around the bush, he comes right at you with the point he is making, and I happen to … Continue reading About How To Get To Heaven…
I think most of my readers recognize the title above. “Form” is the artistic/creative side of the tools and toys around us, whereas “Function” is about how well it does the intended job. It is the analytical side. I must … Continue reading Form vs Function
I don’t know if the people who invented it knows how valuable text messaging is for the deaf. It is a Godsend. It eliminates the need for that 100-year-old technology that the TDD provided. The problem is that very few … Continue reading There Is A Tool, But…
Sadly, there are many Vietnam vets who are stuck inside their war experiences throughout their life. I’m not one of those, as I flunked my draft physical due to hearing loss and therefore avoided that tragic consequence. Where I am … Continue reading I’m Stuck In the 1960’s and 70’s
Let’s face it, nothing much comes from the mainstream except task forces, meeting, and other such mundane things. Innovation almost always happens on the margins. Innovation by its very definition is not mainstream. The only way paradigm type change comes … Continue reading Innovation Is A Margin Thing…
Part of my Aspie traits is that I take things much more personally than most. I have a lot of empathy, but it seems it takes a form that is different from most folks. I see someone’s personal hardships and … Continue reading Premonitions
This post is part of the series about my experiences with today’s version of American healthcare, particularly associated with my wife’s fifty days and counting exposure to it after her fourth heart attack. I’m sure I have interfaced with at … Continue reading You’re On Your Own – Being Your Own Doctor
It’s nice to see some of the more famous and innovative people out there come out as being Aspies. Like me, most of us who are over 30 years old are self-diagnosed as the Asperger’s Syndrome establishment is almost totally … Continue reading When You Have Seen One…
When I was a child in a small Catholic school I was taught that Jesus was going to come some day and save the world from itself. That, like so many other things I was taught about Christian doctrine scared … Continue reading Count Me Out On Apocalypses
I am a scribbler on the margins. The body of the first draft of any post here seldom gets through without some serious corrective scribbles on the margins, at least the e-margins. I don’t use much paper anymore, so maybe … Continue reading Scribbling On The Margins
Lumpy Pie is the dessert of choice for far too many of us. As you can see from the graphic above its primary ingredients are lazy-minds and proud-ignorance. For those with half an ounce of brains this pie is just … Continue reading The Making of Lumpy Pie
I love the quote above from L. Frank Baum. I don’t expect many know anything about the author so I thought I would enlighten you 🧐 Here is a little bit about him from my friends at Wikipedia: 41 novels, … Continue reading About Imagination…
As written on a previous post cooking has been a significant part of my life since I was 10 years old. That was when my mother left us for greener pastures. I started cooking some of the weekly meals for … Continue reading LOM – On The Margin Recipes
You are going to hear a lot from me about the topic of “Herd Mentality” here on LOM. Unfortunately, that is where most people seem to live. We are social animals, but that doesn’t mean that we should live our … Continue reading LOM – Herd Mentality
In order to be an artist, you must pretty much reside on the margins. I’m sure the artist’s name who made the above painting has long … Continue reading LOM – Pueblo Art
I don’t know about you, but I kinda think it is time to start celebrating. We have had a dreadful year fighting this virus, but the end is now in sight. We had an anguishing four years with a ranting … Continue reading LOM – A Celebration…On The Margins
Some people are forced to the margins, some seek them out, but for most it is likely a little of both. Being marginalized against your will is most often a bad thing. But sometimes good things can come from being … Continue reading LOM – Some Are Forced, Some Seek It Out…
I recently watched a new episode of Last Tango In Halifax which is a British TV show about two retirees who were in love in their youth meeting again and getting married. I have to say I am watching much … Continue reading LOM – I am A Word Collector
There are two basic things that captures my creativity, one is reflections, and the other is symmetry. I don’t really understand why that is, but that is OK. One of my favorite places to visit is Pleasant Hill Shaker Village … Continue reading Symmetry
I hope everyone who reads these words, no matter where you are at in your life, accepts that becoming what you dream to be will take a lot of effort. The question is, are you ready for that commitment? If … Continue reading GIVING 100%, IS IT WORTH IT TO YOU?
LOM (Life on the Margins) is supposed to be about creativity among a few other things. So, I have been thinking of putting on a “Recipe Corner” as that has been a significant part of my creative life. I figured … Continue reading Cooking Is My Life (well sort of…)
Sometimes I cling to the margins with my fingernails, and sometimes I stomp on them with both feet. I haven’t been in the mainstream for so long I don’t even realize what it is anymore. I have been deaf for … Continue reading Deaf People Cling To The Margins
One of the biggest complaints I hear about the pandemic is the isolation that many people feel because they are off by themselves. When you live on the margins having more time alone is most often just a fact of … Continue reading Being on the Margins Makes Isolation More Tolerable
This blog is primarily about a celebration of life Outside The Mainstream. It is about: Living life on your own terms, and dealing with adversities along the way Choosing your own path instead of following the herd Lessons you might … Continue reading About This Blog
I know the old saying that “Ignorance is Bliss” but I would kinda like finding bliss without going that far. We are in some pretty serious times but, let’s face it, ignorance can be down right dangerous right now. Bliss … Continue reading Seeking Bliss
CELEBRATE I have waited four LONG years for this day. We managed to survive one of the darkest periods of our democracy. I swelled up with tears and unimaginable joy when I saw a person who is so full of … Continue reading American Independence
We spend too much of our time running away from problems instead of addressing them head-on. Let’s be honest, we in America have a history of messing things up and then moving on instead of fixing them. We have been … Continue reading Don’t Run Away
I think it is time for another Aspie lesson on RJsCorner. This one is a very basic question Are Aspies Narcissists? One Aspie characteristic that I have in spades is I take things much more personally than NTs. I should … Continue reading About Aspies & Narcissism?
When we moved to this small southwestern Indiana town twenty years ago we envisioned spending a restful existence here for the remainder of our lives. Small-town life was appealing to us. I had pleasant memories of my high school years … Continue reading Is This How You Want To Be Known?
