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Don't Mind Maria
Contemplations and musings about the variety of experiences and observations that catch this neurodivergent's fancy - occasionally humorous, often random, always intentional.
I May as Well Be in for a Dollar (or $2)
I am the kind of person who tries to see the best in people. I am not bragging because I am wrong a lot of the time. Nonetheless, it is...
Maria L. P. Boynton
Dec 5, 20122 min read
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Diary of a Wimpy Pigeonhole
Pigeonholes are everywhere, although I am pretty sure we humans are the only ones that use them. I think pigeons prefer nests. For...
Maria L. P. Boynton
Oct 4, 20112 min read
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Compassionate Picture Day Parenting or How to Properly Prepare Your Child for Future Technological Advancements
Sometimes being a compassionate parent is hard. Kids can get amped up over some pretty insignificant things. It starts early with a lost...
Maria L. P. Boynton
Sep 22, 20113 min read
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Can I Have Mustard with That?
Aldous Huxley wrote that “most human beings have an absolute and infinite capacity for taking things for granted.” This is a top-of-mind...
Maria L. P. Boynton
Aug 30, 20114 min read
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No! No! The Drink! The Drink! O My Dear Omlet!
The drink! The drink! I am poison’d. [VOMITS] Okay, so my reality isn’t exactly the same as a Shakespearean drama. But, like Gertrude, I...
Maria L. P. Boynton
Aug 3, 20111 min read
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Have Fun on a Distraction Road Rally of Your Very Own
Sometimes, keeping up with the avoidance of reality is hard. Denial can be difficult to maintain. I am here to help. Are there things...
Maria L. P. Boynton
Jul 25, 20113 min read
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I Would Give Anything to Take It Back. My New Home All Over Again, Only Emptier
TRIGGER WARNING: This is about the unexpected loss of a beloved dog. Mulder, Maria, Hoss, and Pascal Last Saturday, Denny and I were...
Maria L. P. Boynton
Jun 28, 20114 min read
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Maria and the Big Red Tub
Some people have great furniture. Others have wonderful patios. I have the world’s greatest tub. In fact, I have two. I have the world’s...
Maria L. P. Boynton
Jun 23, 20113 min read
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It’s an Important and Popular Fact That Things Are Not Always What They Seem
Ford Prefect knows that it doesn’t matter a pair of dingo’s kidneys whether my house gets settled or not. I, however, remain very...
Maria L. P. Boynton
Jun 22, 20111 min read
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Act 8, Scene 11
To be, or not to be: that ’twas the question: Whether ’twas nobler in the mind to suffer The springs and narrows of outrageous furniture,...
Maria L. P. Boynton
Jun 17, 20111 min read
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And the World Keeps on Spinning
I remember, very clearly, being 12-years-old and riding in a car down Rich Road in DeKalb, Illinois, on my way to my Uncle Kim’s...
Maria L. P. Boynton
Jun 15, 20113 min read
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Wake Up and Smell the Davenport
Day nine of “the move, and I still am sleeping on the couch. I like my couch. It is very soft and inviting. I like my Grandma too. She...
Maria L. P. Boynton
Jun 14, 20112 min read
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The Art of Living Deliriously
de•lir•i•um: a state of confused thinking and disrupted attention usually accompanied by disordered speech and hallucinations Nailed it....
Maria L. P. Boynton
Jun 10, 20113 min read
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Measuring Success by Recliner Lever
I watched Natalie Portman hear her name announced as Best Actress at the 2011 Academy Awards. She looked relieved. She looked elated. She...
Maria L. P. Boynton
Jun 9, 20111 min read
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Searching for Underwear in the Dining Room
Moving makes you do weird things. When I was preparing the “old” house for our upcoming move, I found a bowl in which to heat up a can of...
Maria L. P. Boynton
Jun 7, 20111 min read
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So It Turns Out...
It is 11:00 p.m. on June 6, 2011, and I moved today. “So what?” right? People move all of the time. Well, like other people that move, I...
Maria L. P. Boynton
Jun 6, 20111 min read
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