Guess who just won an advance reader copy of the next Kiki Strike book?

[conuly]

Of course, I won it by casually mentioning I'm from Staten Island, and now I feel dishonest so I have to explan the situation. So we will see.....

Anyway, I have some articles to share. The keyboard is kaput, so I have to use the ipad onscreen keyboard, and ugh. That's why the links are all just urls.

Advocacy changes how 'we' think of autism

http://www.sfweekly.com/2012-10-31/news/autism-autism-speaks-autism-self-advocacy-network-fragile-x-syndrome-genetics-medicine-biology-science-culture/

Shit ignorant people say to autistics:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fTBM_3sdwE

Pournelle’s Iron Law Of Bureaucracy, FEMA, and Republican Incompetence:

http://www.amptoons.com/blog/2012/10/31/pournelles-iron-law-of-bureaucracy-fema-and-republican-incompetence/

Lessons from the Ultimate Safe Houses

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203880704578088823307268526.html?mod=WSJ_ITP_mansion_0

Corn maze: There is no ‘simple fix’ for commodity farming:

http://grist.org/food/corn-maze-there-is-no-simple-fix-for-commodity-farming/