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    How to promote and advertise my website

    You could ask others to volunteer posting flyers at local churches. I would be more than happy to help. I live in a relatively large city and there are a plethora of Catholic churches. I will correspond with you via email within the next day or so.
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    Trance music for depression improves mental health.

    Also, playing a musical instrument will drastically change my mood. Playing the guitar will take me miles away from where I am at - especially when composing.
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    Male aspies and masking

    I can definitely relate. I was known as the black sheep of the family - and this was before I was diagnosed with ASD. I didn’t know what was the matter with me, neither did anyone else. I suffered low self esteem issues, and I’m just now pulling myself out of a vicious depression. The worst...
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    Meltdowns make me more sensitive in the aftermath...

    I can relate. Many of my meltdowns have resulted from interactions with my two insensitive brothers. It is difficult especially when it has to do with family. My therapist has recommended that I assemble a “grounding box.” A grounding box contains items that helps ground your five senses...
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    The last thing you bought?

    6 oz of powdered tragacanth gum. I learning to make incense.
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    How Long Do People Live

    I think genetics and lifestyle have a lot, if not everything, to do with becoming a centenarian. Almost all my relatives (from Sicily) were centenarians. Sardinians (Sardinia being just a hop, skip, and a jump away from Sicily) are well-noted centenarians. I think if you focus on these and...
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    Need help finding text app for iPad

    While on the topic, I have been wanting to create some basic apps for my iPad. I have/had some programming knowledge. Is there particular software that is required to create apps?
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    What stategies do you do, that seems wild to others, due to Agoraphobia or social anxiety?

    I generally have a lot of social anxiety, so I don’t get out as much as I would like to. Going to a church with the smallest attendance helps me. I’m an early bird and wake up between 3:00-4:00 a.m. So I do my shopping as soon as the stores open. I also request to work the early shift...
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    The world is fancy, too fancy?

    At work we have a dress code. Fortunately, my father was a tailor and taught me how to dress for my profession. Otherwise, I would be lost. For me, comfort trumps any other reason why I would dress a certain way. For example, I don’t like wool or synthetics. Give me a plain cotton T-shirt...
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    Are you a coffee drinker?

    I absolutely cannot go a day without coffee. I am a little finicky about what I drink though. There’s an online vendor that imports raw coffee beans from around the world. So I like to roast and grind my own. Dark roasted from Central America is spectacular. I am okay with the caffeine as...
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    Future children’s names

    Those are all beautiful names. I don’t have children and I’m probably too old to have them. If and when I get married I would like to adopt if possible. The Sicilian tradition has always been to name your first born son after your father. It gets too redundant after a few generations. But...
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    Count as High as Possible Before a Moderator Posts

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    Direct eye contact when interacting with NTs

    Eye contact can be a big problem for me. I had a professor who thought it would be funny to do imitations of me on the last day of class. I thought it was very disgraceful to say the least. I seem to make others uncomfortable. Many people begin to look away from me after the few beginning...
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    Sharing Claritan emails.

    Sounds interesting. I googled Claritan and nothing showed up except allergy medication. What is a Claritan?
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    BLUE

    “The Blue Marble” (Apollo 17, 1972)
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