Tim McTuffty<p>Diary of an ASD Squirrel. Day 503 , Friday 14/03/2025</p><p>TL:DR A rare rant about the state of the world - if you don’t like politics look away now. Also it’s quite bleak.</p><p>Woke just before 6am so rolled over & woke up again not long after 7.</p><p>Felt like I was coming down with a cold, a bit snuffle, cold & a vague headache so, given the forecast for wintery showers I felt I was due a duvet day.<br>Had breakfast & finished my chores then settled down with my book.</p><p>10:07 reading my current book, William Horwood’s ‘The Stonor Eagles’ I have come to a passage that finds Jim Stonor’s dad going to the first Remembrance Day after WW1, when they laid the body of the Unknown Warrior to rest in Westminster Abbey. I feel a deep sadness for him & those that followed him in WW2 & yes even those of us who grew up in the distant shadow of the Mushroom Cloud & the Cold War. For we all thought that we had seen the last Great War, that we had learnt the lessons, that we would not make the same mistakes again!<br>Those who lived thru WW1 are gone now, which is a blessing I suspect, as they must be screaming at us from beyond the grave not to make the same mistakes yet again! </p><p>Last November watching as the Fascists stood, intermingled with those who should have stood up to them, around the Cenotaph in London. Their hypocrisy on full display as they paid lip service to the prays & joined in with those of us who joined the chorus of ‘We shall Remember Them!’.<br>Even as they stood there they were formulating plans to overthrow the sacrifice that the Allied Nations made.<br>For what, theirs will not be a 1000 year reich, climate change or the 6th Great Extinction will put paid to that if it is not overthrown by the generation coming to adulthood now, which is the more likely outcome.</p><p>At a time when we should all be pulling together to fix the mistakes of our younger selves & our forebears, those with ultimate power grab for even more power and those that hang onto their coat-tails do so to grab at the scraps from their table. The rest of us watch on hoping that KFC don’t run out of chicken again.<br>It all makes me terribly sad. And people wonder why I’m depressed. </p><p>Had a light lunch & then watched a couple of episodes of ‘Peaky Blinders’.</p><p>Ordered some pressies from the RNLI for Mrs S’s upcoming birthday, she’s into gifting via charitable causes these days so I hope that she likes what I’ve picked out for her.</p><p>The afternoon ended with me playing some Fallout 76, season 19 is ending on the 18th so I thought that I best get the final few season goodies while they are still available.</p><p>Pizza for tea while watching ‘Wakening the Dead’. </p><p>Final Thoughts.</p><p>If humanity could get past this urge to repeat the mistakes of the past we could really make a go of this ‘life’ thing! </p><p>Thank you to all those who are helping me on this journey, in a myriad different ways. I am thankful to each & every one of you! 🫂 🫶🐿️🖖 </p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/actuallyautistic" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>actuallyautistic</span></a></span><br><a href="https://beige.party/tags/TimsASDjourney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TimsASDjourney</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/ActuallyAutistic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ActuallyAutistic</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Neurospicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Neurospicy</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/TheMammutMoves" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TheMammutMoves</span></a></p>
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Loki Gwynbleidd 🏴🎨😷<p>I am a Warden. And always will be.</p><p>(This is a very personal work)<br><a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/FediArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FediArt</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/MastoArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MastoArt</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/KritaArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KritaArt</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/NeuroSpicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NeuroSpicy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/Skull" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Skull</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/Bird" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bird</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/NatureMorte" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NatureMorte</span></a></p>
Heather Cook🖖Autistic Coach<p>Practical Tips for Disclosing Your Autism </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRIDawKhKms" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=SRIDawKhKm</span><span class="invisible">s</span></a></p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/ActuallyAutistic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ActuallyAutistic</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/AuDHD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AuDHD</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Neurospicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Neurospicy</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Neurodivergent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Neurodivergent</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/ND" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ND</span></a></p>
Loki Gwynbleidd<p>I am a Warden. And always will be.<br><br>(This is a very personal work)<br><a href="https://vintagepropagand.art/tags/fediart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FediArt</span></a> <a href="https://vintagepropagand.art/tags/mastoart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MastoArt</span></a> <a href="https://vintagepropagand.art/tags/kritaart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KritaArt</span></a> <a href="https://vintagepropagand.art/tags/neurospicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NeuroSpicy</span></a> <a href="https://vintagepropagand.art/tags/skull" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Skull</span></a> <a href="https://vintagepropagand.art/tags/bird" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bird</span></a> <a href="https://vintagepropagand.art/tags/naturemorte" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NatureMorte</span></a></p>
Tim McTuffty<p>Diary of an ASD Squirrel. Day 502 , Thursday 13/03/2025</p><p>Thursday started around 7am, but getting out of bed was a bit of a struggle so I read until about 7:30.</p><p>It has been a cold mostly grey day with intermittent showers! </p><p>I did my chores & a few extra ones Mrs S had left for me then I had a ‘Peaky Blinders’ fest. </p><p>I did go out around 3pm to clean a bit more gravel, it was so cold, about -1ºC with the wind chill, but I stuck at it until a hail shower stopped play about ½ an hour in. My hands were very cold, & very painful to warm up.</p><p>Finished the day off chasing the mongols around ancient Japan. The game is getting harder with more enemies to tackle in the newly started Act 2.</p><p>Final Thoughts.</p><p>Thinking about what Sami & I spoke about yesterday I wonder if there is actually any help for me. Perhaps the help & guidance I’m seeking is not available. Perhaps I just need to suck it up & face life’s problems as best I can as I always have.</p><p>Hey ho, day by day until the last day.</p><p>Thank you to all those who are helping me on this journey, in a myriad different ways. I am thankful to each & every one of you! 🫂 🫶🐿️🖖 </p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/actuallyautistic" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>actuallyautistic</span></a></span><br><a href="https://beige.party/tags/TimsASDjourney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TimsASDjourney</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/ActuallyAutistic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ActuallyAutistic</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Neurospicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Neurospicy</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/TheMammutMoves" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TheMammutMoves</span></a></p>
Tim McTuffty<p>Diary of an ASD Squirrel. Day 501 , Wednesday 12/03/2025</p><p>Wednesday has been a quiet day for the most part.<br>Had a very disturbed night again but got up just after 7am just the same.<br>Breakfast & chores followed.</p><p>The weather was a mix of rain, sleet, hail & a couple of sunny spells for good measure, I went out just be fore lunch to clean another bucket full of gravel & empty the compost tub in one of those sunny spells. The gravel cleaning was cut suddenly short by a heavy rain squall! <br>The fish seem happier & the pond water is crystal clear - which would be fine if it didn’t reveal all the gunge at the bottom of the pond! I will need to clean that once the weather is warm enough to evict the fish to temporary housing without them dying of shock! </p><p>Had a talk therapy session today, it covered some more uncomfortable ground, I look back & it’s like I spend most of my time whining to Sami about stuff - I’m not sure if this is helpful.</p><p>Started to binge watch ‘Peaky Blinders’ today, I had forgotten what a good series it is! </p><p>Played a little ‘Ghost of Tsushima’ just before tea.</p><p>Decided to ditch the pie & salad combo that Mrs S insists on getting & had the pie with some carrots, peas & baby potatoes. A nice change! </p><p>We’ve finally gotten around to watching ‘Mr Bates v The Post Office’ - yes I know were very much behind the times - it’s a right eye opener, as a senior tech in the financial world I’m shocked at some of the practices that were going on - test teams with live access WTF! That said in one of my lives I had to come down hard on testing teams nicking off with production resources during overnight processing! </p><p>Final Thoughts.</p><p>I sometimes wonder if it wouldn’t just be easier to crawl back under the rock I hid under during the pandemic & hide away from the world. <br>I have no clear idea of what I want or where I am going - oh I can spout the ‘required’ responses with the best of them, but thinking about it they just seem like rote answers. </p><p>Thank you to all those who are helping me on this journey, in a myriad different ways. I am thankful to each & every one of you! 🫂 🫶🐿️🖖 </p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/actuallyautistic" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>actuallyautistic</span></a></span><br><a href="https://beige.party/tags/TimsASDjourney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TimsASDjourney</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/ActuallyAutistic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ActuallyAutistic</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Neurospicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Neurospicy</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/TheMammutMoves" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TheMammutMoves</span></a></p>
Tim McTuffty<p>Diary of an ASD Squirrel. Day 500 , Tuesday 11/03/2025</p><p>Ohhh crumbs 500 days already! </p><p>It’s a shame that it was such a normal day!</p><p>Tuesday started around 7am, it took a little time to get out of bed as I had a bit of a rough night last night with muscles complaint & getting pins & needles in my arms every time I followed over to try & find a comfy position.<br>Finally got up about ½ an hour later, went down got breakfast & then settled down with my book while I brank my coffee.</p><p>I’m reading William Horwood’s ‘The Stonor Eagles’ a book that I got for my birthday as a teenager. It was a bit of a hard read back then but I must admit that I’m enjoying it a lot more second time around. I think that I struggled with the whole art world references back then & the book failed to hold my interest. I’m still not into art but I do appreciate the imagery that old WH is trying to convey now I’m older.</p><p>Went outside at around 11am & spent an hour cleaning some more gravel - the sun was shining but it was cold, a little above 5ºC. I called it a day when the clouds arrived bringing their delivery of rain! </p><p>Had soup for lunch & then read for a while again. Finished the afternoon with a quick trip to ancient Japan via ‘Ghost of Tsushima’.</p><p>Final Thoughts.</p><p>It struck me that sometimes books, like wine need one to acquire a ‘taste’ for them before one can enjoy them to their full. I’m glad I decided to read ‘The Stonor Eagles’ again, I know the first time I read it I largely skipped the parts about the humans in the story & concentrated on the story of Cuillin the Sea Eagle, I did enjoy that part because the memory of enjoying it stuck with me.<br>This time around I’m enjoying the whole story, seeing how the story of Jim Stonor ties in with eagles & understanding the complex interplay between the different threads that WH wove.</p><p>Perhaps there is a link here between my growing understanding of my ASD self & my deepening understanding of this book?</p><p>Thank you to all those who are helping me on this journey, in a myriad different ways. I am thankful to each & every one of you! 🫂 🫶🐿️🖖 </p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/actuallyautistic" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>actuallyautistic</span></a></span><br><a href="https://beige.party/tags/TimsASDjourney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TimsASDjourney</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/ActuallyAutistic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ActuallyAutistic</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Neurospicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Neurospicy</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/TheMammutMoves" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TheMammutMoves</span></a></p>
Heather Cook🖖Autistic Coach<p>One hour until my live free workshop starts, on how to make the "I'm autistic" conversation go better. Register for the Zoom link.</p><p><a href="https://www.autismchrysalis.com/events/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">autismchrysalis.com/events/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Autism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Autism</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/autistic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>autistic</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/ActuallyAutistic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ActuallyAutistic</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/AutismAcceptance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AutismAcceptance</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Acceptance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Acceptance</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Understanding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Understanding</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Advocacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Advocacy</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/autismawarenessmonth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>autismawarenessmonth</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/AuDHD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AuDHD</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/neurospicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>neurospicy</span></a></p>
Heather Cook🖖Autistic Coach<p>Last chance for my live free workshop on how to make the "I'm autistic" conversation go better.<br>Starts soon. <br><a href="https://www.autismchrysalis.com/events/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">autismchrysalis.com/events/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Autism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Autism</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/autistic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>autistic</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/ActuallyAutistic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ActuallyAutistic</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/AutismAcceptance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AutismAcceptance</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Acceptance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Acceptance</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Understanding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Understanding</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Advocacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Advocacy</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/autismawarenessmonth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>autismawarenessmonth</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/AuDHD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AuDHD</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/neurospicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>neurospicy</span></a></p>
Heather Cook🖖Autistic Coach<p>Worried how someone will react if you tell them you're autistic? Want some tips to make that conversation go better? And deal with rejection sensitivity if it doesn't?</p><p>Perfect timing. I'm hosting a free workshop tomorrow on that.</p><p><a href="https://www.autismchrysalis.com/events/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">autismchrysalis.com/events/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Inclusive. Recorded. Actually free.</p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Autism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Autism</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/autistic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>autistic</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/ActuallyAutistic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ActuallyAutistic</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/AutismAcceptance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AutismAcceptance</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/autismawareness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>autismawareness</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/AuDHD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AuDHD</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/neurospicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>neurospicy</span></a></p>
Tim McTuffty<p>Diary of an ASD Squirrel. Day 499 , Monday 10/03/2025</p><p>Monday started at just before 7am. </p><p>Breakfast was followed by some chores that couldn’t wait & then it was back out to the filter bed.</p><p>So todays progress: </p><p>*Water feed pipework reinstalled.<br>*About a ⅓ of the gravel cleaned, enough to cover the pipework.<br>*Trusty stress ball relieved of plugging duty & is back indoors drying out.<br>*Pump running again & water flow restored. </p><p>There are a couple more days of gravel cleaning to go, although it might take longer as the temperatures are due to fall significantly over the next week or so! Also there are a couple of rainy days forecast & I hate working outdoors in the rain! </p><p>At some point I will have to replant the filter bed to get the full power of the reed bed back up & running.</p><p>A naughty pizza for tea, I need to get back onto something like a decent diet or all this hard work won’t be reflected in my waistline! </p><p>Final Thoughts.</p><p>Quite pleased with my progress today, although I did have to stamp down hard on myself when I started hyper focusing on getting the pipework routed just so - sometimes I can get too fixated on one aspect of a job to the detriment of the project as a whole. At least now I know I’m doing it & why I’m doing it which goes a long way to being able to correct such behaviours! </p><p>Thank you to all those who are helping me on this journey, in a myriad different ways. I am thankful to each & every one of you! 🫂 🫶🐿️🖖 </p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/actuallyautistic" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>actuallyautistic</span></a></span><br><a href="https://beige.party/tags/TimsASDjourney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TimsASDjourney</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/ActuallyAutistic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ActuallyAutistic</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Neurospicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Neurospicy</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/TheMammutMoves" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TheMammutMoves</span></a></p>
Heather Cook🖖Autistic Coach<p>Want to tell someone you're Autistic but nervous, worried, scared, anxious? Want some tips to make it go better?</p><p>Perfect timing. I'm hosting a free workshop tomorrow on that.</p><p><a href="https://www.autismchrysalis.com/events/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">autismchrysalis.com/events/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Inclusive. Recorded. Actually free.</p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Autism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Autism</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/autistic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>autistic</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/ActuallyAutistic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ActuallyAutistic</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/AutismAcceptance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AutismAcceptance</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Acceptance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Acceptance</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Understanding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Understanding</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Advocacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Advocacy</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/autismawarenessmonth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>autismawarenessmonth</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/AuDHD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AuDHD</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/neurospicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>neurospicy</span></a></p>
sudonem<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.online/@teotwaki" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>teotwaki</span></a></span> You're right - it's python. I thought I mentioned that but it was clearly in my head.</p><p>I'll dig into that link for sure. It's likely <code>#fmt</code> is what I need here - although i was hoping for something I wouldn't have to think about (and --skip-magic-trailing-comma flat out isn't working for some reason)</p><p>You are surely correct about letting black or autopep8 just do it's thing. Ultimately I will.</p><p>I'm fighting it for now because although I am a master kit-basher, I am definitely not a software developer. I'm only just getting around to learning Python and leaving the dictionaries in a multi-line format is useful for my <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/NeuroSpicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NeuroSpicy</span></a> brain while I'm learning.</p><p>Regardless - thanks! :)</p>
Heather Cook🖖Autistic Coach<p>Tomorrow is my free workshop on how to make the “I’m autistic“ conversation go better. Interested? Here’s info.</p><p><a href="https://www.autismchrysalis.com/events/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">autismchrysalis.com/events/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Inclusive. Recorded. Actually free.</p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Autism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Autism</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/autistic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>autistic</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/ActuallyAutistic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ActuallyAutistic</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/AutismAcceptance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AutismAcceptance</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Acceptance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Acceptance</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Understanding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Understanding</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Advocacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Advocacy</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/autismawarenessmonth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>autismawarenessmonth</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/AuDHD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AuDHD</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/neurospicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>neurospicy</span></a></p>
Heather Cook🖖Autistic Coach<p>Tomorrow I’m hosting a free workshop on how to make the “I’m autistic“ conversation go better. Interested? Here’s info.</p><p><a href="https://www.autismchrysalis.com/events/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">autismchrysalis.com/events/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Autism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Autism</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/autistic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>autistic</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/ActuallyAutistic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ActuallyAutistic</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/AutismAcceptance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AutismAcceptance</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Acceptance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Acceptance</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Understanding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Understanding</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Advocacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Advocacy</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/autismacceptancemonth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>autismacceptancemonth</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Audhd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Audhd</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/neurospicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>neurospicy</span></a></p>
Tim McTuffty<p>Diary of an ASD Squirrel. Day 498 , Sunday 09/03/2025</p><p>Sunday started at around 07:15 when Mrs S got up, normally I would rollover & get a bit more sleep on a Sunday but the pond filter called.</p><p>I made breakfast & got my chores out of the way then it was “once more into the breech…”.</p><p>I’ve cleaned a load of gravel today, still got loads to go though.<br>I finished a bit earlier today, was back in the house by 4pm, I’m hoping an early finish will mean I can get a full day in tomorrow! </p><p>The weather is due to turn noticeably colder on Tuesday so gotta put in max effort tomorrow! </p><p>Poirot & Grantchester kept us company this evening, </p><p>Final Thoughts.</p><p>This job with the pond would go so much faster with 2 people, but as per usual I have to do it alone.</p><p>Oh well, day by day until the last day, </p><p>Thank you to all those who are helping me on this journey, in a myriad different ways. I am thankful to each & every one of you! 🫂 🫶🐿️🖖 </p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/actuallyautistic" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>actuallyautistic</span></a></span><br><a href="https://beige.party/tags/TimsASDjourney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TimsASDjourney</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/ActuallyAutistic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ActuallyAutistic</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Neurospicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Neurospicy</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/TheMammutMoves" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TheMammutMoves</span></a></p>
Tim McTuffty<p>Diary of an ASD Squirrel. Day 497 , Saturday 08/03/2025</p><p>So Saturday started around 7am, vast quantities of noise from next door & the sun peeping thru the blinds persuaded me to get up.</p><p>Made breakfast & then got changed to go out & do some more with the reed bed filter.</p><p>Fast forward to 5pm, I’ve cleaned out the filter bed, all the gravel is out & the all the muck cleaned out.</p><p>I’ve also cleaned out the blockage in the feed pipe - a couple of feet of roots required me to take apart the gate valve that regulated the flow - quality counts, despite years underwater & all the gunk that has built up the bolts holding the assembly together came apart as if they had been only been in there a day, there was a little corrosion but not much.</p><p>So now all that is left is to clean the gravel & put it back then plant out some new reeds etc. </p><p>Watched ‘The Outfit’ (not a bad movie at all!) with a takeaway (pizza-burger & chips) </p><p>I know they say ‘no pain, no gain!’ But really does there have to be quite so much pain! </p><p>Final Thoughts.</p><p>Cleaning this filter is going to take a couple more days, I hope my body is a little less argumentative than it was yesterday or it’ll be another day of no progress. Need to get it finished before the weather tuns cold again mid week! </p><p>Thank you to all those who are helping me on this journey, in a myriad different ways. I am thankful to each & every one of you! 🫂 🫶🐿️🖖 </p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/actuallyautistic" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>actuallyautistic</span></a></span><br><a href="https://beige.party/tags/TimsASDjourney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TimsASDjourney</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/ActuallyAutistic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ActuallyAutistic</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Neurospicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Neurospicy</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/TheMammutMoves" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TheMammutMoves</span></a></p>
Heather Cook🖖Autistic Coach<p>Is autism disclosure harder than ever? <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/autisticacceptance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>autisticacceptance</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/DEI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DEI</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/answer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>answer</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5wCNi16U1g" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=X5wCNi16U1</span><span class="invisible">g</span></a></p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/ActuallyAutistic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ActuallyAutistic</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/AuDHD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AuDHD</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Neurospicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Neurospicy</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Neurodivergent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Neurodivergent</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/ND" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ND</span></a></p>
Tim McTuffty<p>Diary of an ASD Squirrel. Day 496 , Friday 07/03/2025</p><p>Friday started about 07:30, I had a bit of a disturbed night with various muscles complaining about yesterday’s abuse.</p><p>I was going to say I wandered downstairs but staggering would be a better description. 😆 </p><p>I had a quiet day, did a couple of minor chores & fixed the spray head that got broken yesterday - it’s a metal one whose Achilles heel was a weak rivet that took exception to a small piece of gravel that got caught behind the trigger.</p><p>Read my book for most of the day but had an hour or so on ‘Ghost of Tsushima’ before Mrs S finished work & came downstairs.</p><p>We had pizza while watching ‘Waking the Dead’ so not a bad evening.</p><p>Final Thoughts.</p><p>Hope I have a better nights sleep tonight so I can gird my loins & tackle the next stage of cleaning out the filter bed tomorrow. </p><p>Thank you to all those who are helping me on this journey, in a myriad different ways. I am thankful to each & every one of you! 🫂 🫶🐿️🖖 </p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/actuallyautistic" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>actuallyautistic</span></a></span><br><a href="https://beige.party/tags/TimsASDjourney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TimsASDjourney</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/ActuallyAutistic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ActuallyAutistic</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Neurospicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Neurospicy</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/TheMammutMoves" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TheMammutMoves</span></a></p>
Polly Springhorn (she/her)<p>This is my flavor of <a href="https://sonomu.club/tags/neurospicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>neurospicy</span></a> .<br><a href="https://aeon.co/essays/what-does-it-mean-to-be-a-highly-sensitive-person" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">aeon.co/essays/what-does-it-me</span><span class="invisible">an-to-be-a-highly-sensitive-person</span></a>?</p>
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