i was just reading about the pussy riot case. i can't tell if people are (to be blunt) stupid, willfully unsympathic or have been manipulated by the powers that be... but it's pretty darn clear that they did not intend to offend christians, 'abuse God' or attack religious faith. these girls seem to be sincerely concerned by the leadership and power of putin, and vocalized it. and who can blame them! the very fact that they were arrested for not supporting putin and are facing 3 to 7 years in prison... is alarming and unjust. frig, can't russia catch a frickin' break!?!?!? centuries of corruption and dictatorships. sheesh!
since jay got laid off last december i've been keeping my eyes open for job postings at work that might suit him. it's not completely selfless because i'd get a referral bonus, but mostly i just want to help a person find a job since i appreciate that someone did that for me. jay is an unusual fellow and most people don't know what to think of him at first - i sure didn't. but as i've gotten to know him over the years i've come to really enjoy him. he has aspergers, and because of that, he interacts differently than others. i actually quite enjoy interacting with him because you have to be very frank with him because subtly is lost on him. he doesn't get his feelings hurt, and it actually helps him the most to tell it like it is. anyways, there's a job open here that he seems to be qualified for. when i think of the team he'd be joining i wonder how well he'd fit in. i don't know if anyone else at work has aspergers, but truthfully people with aspergers aren't that different from many engineers ;) it's true! in any workplace, i think it would just take the 'right' person to befriend jay and he'd be fine.
since jay got laid off last december i've been keeping my eyes open for job postings at work that might suit him. it's not completely selfless because i'd get a referral bonus, but mostly i just want to help a person find a job since i appreciate that someone did that for me. jay is an unusual fellow and most people don't know what to think of him at first - i sure didn't. but as i've gotten to know him over the years i've come to really enjoy him. he has aspergers, and because of that, he interacts differently than others. i actually quite enjoy interacting with him because you have to be very frank with him because subtly is lost on him. he doesn't get his feelings hurt, and it actually helps him the most to tell it like it is. anyways, there's a job open here that he seems to be qualified for. when i think of the team he'd be joining i wonder how well he'd fit in. i don't know if anyone else at work has aspergers, but truthfully people with aspergers aren't that different from many engineers ;) it's true! in any workplace, i think it would just take the 'right' person to befriend jay and he'd be fine.
when i say 'right' i mean a person of influence. when i was in highschool there was this guy named marco. he was this big italian guy in his 20s who'd returned to highschool to get his diploma after dropping out as a teen. i'm pretty sure his family was involved with the local mafia (yes! kingston has a mafia), and the other boys in his group of friends trailed behind him. at some point, i think thru a peer tutoring class or something, he got connected with a boy named trevor who was part of the special education program at school because he was handicapped (i don't know the P.C. term for this, so please excuse me). trevor and marco just hit it off and would be seen together all around school. i like to think that marco went on to be a social worker or something working with special needs people. anyways, because of the unique friendship, marco's posse (a tough, leather-wearing gang not unsimilar to the guys in grease) welcomed him into their group and started looking out for him. it was fascinating and pretty progressive. it really turned social norms on their head. so back to jay. if he got a job, it would just take one person to help him fit in. i don't have a lot of influence on social circles at work, but i'd do my best to help break the ice.
like the 80s never happened.
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