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  1. Gerontius

    Apostolic succession and the Episcopalians.

    Hello folks. Could some of you out there be so kind as to give me a good explanation for how the Episcopalians/Anglicans have apostolic succession? There is a local Episcopalian church in town that I attempted to "infiltrate," sitting in and observing a service one Sunday, and apparently that...
  2. Gerontius

    Digital Minimalism by Cal Newport

    Trying a little experiment here- as someone who spends too much time online I'm forcing myself to use the Internet less, quit doom scrolling, and wait for delayed reactions to things. I got so bored I ended up building the beginnings of an N gauge model railway (very small trains, 9mm wide...
  3. Gerontius

    The Sewing Thread (and other fiber/textile stuff).

    Let's have a sewing thread - pun intended of course. I have been making a pattern for the gores for an old fashioned newsboy cap. It's been pretty easy to make. Draw on cardboard, then trace with tailors chalk or white grease pencil on your fabric, then sew the pieces together. Attaching a brim...
  4. Gerontius

    Vacuum cleaners! (and more)

    The other day I found a Kirby vacuum cleaner on the side of the road, and it's pretty nifty. It is the Generation 4 model and was definitely worth backhauling it across town on the handlebars of my bicycle some seven miles. It does still run somehow, which is pretty good. Considering it's from...
  5. Gerontius

    Do you think pets help or hinder mental wellbeing?

    Very curious to hear what people think on this one. I live in a small 2br apartment and the cats that are in the dumpster all the time are adorable. I do not know if pets in the house are good for you or if they're a mess. Grew up with a dog indoors and that was a disaster; frankly I'm glad we...
  6. Gerontius

    Executive function help for when you want to manage spending

    To money! cause and solution of all life's problems. I am happily working at my job and so I moved away from my parents to cut the commute and be more independent at last. Was doing ok with the executive side of it. Moving was terribly expensive with fees, renter's insurance, electric power...
  7. Gerontius

    Stereotypical "Autistic interests" you don't have.

    What are some "stereotypically autistic" interests you absolutely do not share with the rest of the "autism community?" --never owned a gaming console, nothing against gaming but personally never was interested. --The My Little Pony franchise creeps me out, even without the fandom, which also...
  8. Gerontius

    A real, honest-to-goodness letter came in the mail today.

    I opened the mail today & found that a friend of mine had sent me a letter--an actual paper letter, in an envelope, written in black ink with a typewriter. The author used real paragraphs, common sense, signed it with his own signature. He was talking about his life--It's not so bad really...
  9. Gerontius

    Musical instruments you like to play, or think are neat.

    Probably most of us love music. What instruments do you play? And what do you like? I do not play "cool" instruments (strings are hard to figure out) but I've really been enjoying the reed-organ. The concertina would have been a lot more portable come to think of it. Best part: reed organs...
  10. Gerontius

    I need to downsize a few things

    I have got to get to downsizing. I have far too many things in the collection here and it's out of hand--started out as "I'm going to collect because I'm stressed out & know how to do this," and it turned into a bizarre habit of acquisition. Need a kerosene lamp? I gotchu fam. I have kerosene...
  11. Gerontius

    Concerns/anxiety over telephone calls

    I'm a mite embarrassed to bring it up but I am having the worst anxiety over making phone calls. I'm constantly worrying whether to hang up or procrastinate further, mostly because I worry the other party is going to be angry with me or something. This also applies to telephoning businesses if I...
  12. Gerontius

    Clock thread/

    Does anyone else like clocks & watches? Digital, analog--electric, mechanical, doesn't matter. Just wondering whether anyone else is fond of the whole horology thing. If so let's see-- some you collected, some you saw & just thought were neat, all that. Clocks check off a lot of the autism...
  13. Gerontius

    DIY cheap laptop alternative for online classes, etc.

    This works pretty well--I needed a simple laptop for minimal internet access, checking the e-mail and that sort of thing, keeping up in online classes, and writing. I bought a secondhand iPad--probably a 2014 model?--for $44 on eBay, then bought a small keyboard case and two charging cables...
  14. Gerontius

    Vergil's Bucolica, my dumbest project ever.

    Translating the Pastoral Eclogues of Vergil in Half Academic Exercise and Half Historical Re-enactment, or: "bad to verse--the Latin/Anguish Translation." So I was sitting around and reading books the other evening and realized that I have gone so rusty on my Latin as to be practically...
  15. Gerontius

    Anyone else like The Mountain Goats?

    Seriously. I have been quietly digging into more & more of the back catalog of The Mountain Goats and it's a lot more than just "No Children" (which is already a good song.)
  16. Gerontius

    When to tell potential date that you're Autistic?

    So anyway I'm talking to someone nice, and we have the understanding that this isn't for "hookups" but for an actual chance to get to know one another with an eye on marriage. We share similar temperaments & interests & seem to be getting along. The thing is -- I should wait, right, before...
  17. Gerontius

    Got anything good to read on hypervigilance?

    So Wikipedia might have bailed me out again. I found an article on hypervigilance while searching for sensory disorders. I work on an heritage railroad (at least I think I do; the other week was rough) and I'm constantly panicking on the job. I'm panicking at home in my apartment. I am...
  18. Gerontius

    Help! my attention span is getting awful

    So I haven't been contributing on the Forum as much lately. I haven't felt like writing even though so many great people are here. Finals week has been stressful (and so have a lot of changes with moving) and so I know that can diminish concentrating-- But my concentration has packed up &...
  19. Gerontius

    G.K. Chesterton?

    Who here likes Chesterton?
  20. Gerontius

    Good-afternoon

    Hello, I am a writer. My name & age aren't exactly going on the internet but I'm a normal person in college & quite happy with everything. Just got out of W.P., came here looking for someone who messaged me before she also left due to something truly stupid going on over there (like usual)...
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