Keep money here in the U.S.A.

Sometime this year,  we taxpayers will again receive another 'Economic Stimulus' payment.
This is indeed a very exciting program,  and I'll explain it by using a Q & A format:
    Q.  What is an 'Economic Stimulus' payment?
    A.  It is money that the federal government will send to taxpayers.
    Q. Where will the government get this money?
    A.  From taxpayers.
    Q.  So the government is giving me back my own money?
    A.  Only a smidgen of it.
    Q. What is the purpose of this payment?
    A. The plan is for you to use the money to purchase a high-definition TV set, thus stimulating the economy.
    Q.  But isn't that stimulating the economy of China ?
    Below is some helpful advice on how to best help the U.S. economy by spending your stimulus check wisely:   
        * If you spend the stimulus money at Wal-Mart,  the money will go to China or Sri Lanka
        * If you spend it on gasoline, your money will go to the Arabs.
        * If you purchase a computer, it will go to India , Taiwan or China
        * If you purchase fruit and vegetables,  it will go to Mexico , Honduras and Guatemala
        * If you buy an efficient car, it will go to Japan or Korea
        * If you purchase useless stuff, it will go to Taiwan
        * If you pay your credit cards off, or buy stock, it will go to management bonuses and they will hide it offshore.
    Instead, keep the money in America by:
    1)  Spending it at yard sales,  or    
    2)  Going to ball games,  or
    3)  Spending it on prostitutes,  or  
    4)  Beer or  
    5) Tattoos.
(These are the only American businesses still operating in the U.S. )
    Conclusion:
    Go to a ball game with a tattooed prostitute that you met at a yard sale and drink beer all day!

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Target Shack

Target has phased out the garden centers in their stores. They are phasing in Fresh produce grocery stores. An agreement has been made with Radio Shack, who now also carries Verizon, to operate mobile phone kiosks within their stores. This will better position Target to compete with Walmart and Best Buy stores. The Bullseye stores seems to be a win-win for both companies. It also fills the void left by Circuit City, Blockbuster, and Sam's Club. They will also carry AT&T and T-Mobile. The logo to the left is clever. It incorporates The newest (radio) R-O logo without using their new moniker of "The Shack". Super Target already has such other stores as Starbucks, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, and Wells Fargo Bank inside their buildings. Having a shack inside for the electronics makes sense. It now has a bigger target.

Happy 1st Anniversary

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S&H discount stamps

During the 1960s, the rewards catalog printed by the company was the largest publication in the United States and the company issued three times as many stamps as the U.S. Postal Service.[1] Customers would receive stamps at the checkout counter of supermarkets, department stores, and gasoline stations among other retailers, which could be redeemed for products in the catalog. Click on green stamps for larger size, and then click again.

Gasoline

WHERE TO BUY AMERICAN GASOLINE.
Are you aware that the Saudis are boycotting American products? In addition, they are gouging us on oil prices.
Shouldn't we return the favor? Can't we take control of our own destiny and let these giant oil importers know who REALLY generates their profits, their livings?  How about leaving American Dollars in America and reduce the import export deficit? An appealing remedy might be to boycott their GAS.  Every time you fill up your car you can avoid putting more money into the coffers of S
audi Arabia. Just purchase gas from companies that don't import their oil from the Saudis.

The following gas companies import Middle Eastern oil:
Shell................................................205,742,000barrels 
Chevron/Texaco.............................144,332,000 barrels  
Exxon /Mobil...................................130,082,000 barrels 
Marathon/Speedway......................117,740,000 barrels   
Amoco..............................................62,231,000 barrels  
CITGO oil is imported from Venezuela by Dictator Hugo Chavez who hates America and openly avows our economic destruction!  (We pay Chavez's regime nearly $10 Billion per year in oil revenues!)
The U.S. currently imports 5,517,000 barrels of crude oil per day from OPEC.  If you do the math at $100 per barrel, that's over $550 million PER DAY ($200 BILLION per year!) handed over to OPEC, many of whose members are our confirmed enemies!!!!! It won't stop here - oil prices could go to $200 a barrel or higher if we keep buying their product.
Here are some large companies that do not import Middle Eastern oil: 

2010 Toyota RAV4

Sunoco............................0 barrels 
Conoco............................0 barrels
0ASinclair.........................0 barrels
BP / Phillips..................... 0 barrels  
Hess.................................0 barrels 
ARC0...............................0 barrels 
Maverick..........................0 barrels 
Flying J............................0 barrels  
Valero..............................0 barrels 
Murphy Oil USA*..............0 barrels  
*Sold at Kroger and Walmart: gas is from South Arkansas and fully  USA owned and produced.   
All of this information is available from the U.S. Department of Energy and each company is required to state where they get their oil and how much they are importing. 

But to have a real impact, we need to reach literally millions of gas buyers  With the help of the internet, it's really simple to do.   Now, don't wimp out at this point....keep reading and I'll explain how simple it is to reach millions of people!!
I'm sending this note to about thirty people.  If each of you send it to at only ten more (30 x 10 = 300)....and those 300 send it to at least ten more (300 x 10 = 3,000)....and so on, by the time the message reaches the sixth generation of people, we will have reached over THREE MILLION consumers!!!!!!! 

If those three million get excited and pass this on to ten friends each, then 30 million people will have been contacted!  If it goes one level further, you guessed it...THREE HUNDRED MILLION PEOPLE-the entire population of the United States of America !!!! 

Again, all you have to do is cut and paste this message to 10 people. How long would that really take you?  If each of us sends this via e-mail out to ten more people, within one day all 300 MILLION people could theoretically be contacted during the next eight days

February Calendar 2011

Download and Print this 2011 calendar, for free, by clicking and saving on each picture (JPEG). I created this calendar using Adobe In-Design ON 6/2010. Click on these small pictures to show enlarged pages of this 2011 calendar. After that, you can right click to save each image, and then print it out! This 26 page calendar can be also printed out via a PDF. It can be printed on card stock or more flexible gloss paper. It is in full color. Each 11 x 8.5 inch calendar has another 11 x 8.5 inch monthly picture above it, and can be spiral bound. This can also be done by Office and print stores. Please email and let me know if you would like me to send you the PDF file copy for free, or if you would like to pay for a deluxe one. I will make no monetary profit on this. It can be used as your monthly screen background.

This publication was created and produced by Andrew I. Lerner during July 2010. It is a calender for 2011 CE, during the Jewish years 5771 - 5772. Included are 12 of his favorite Rock music groups, and his respective favorite songs. The face logo is from Nirvana. The group of 4 symbols is from the fourth album by Led Zeppelin. The “peace” sign was created, and Andrew I. Lerner was born, on 2/21/58. “day” refers to the missing suffix for the 7 listed. The calendar was created for a Seminole State College project as part of Digital Media, Graphic Design specialization. It is intended for private distribution only.

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Top 10 Terrific Traits of Autistic People

1. Autistic People Rarely Lie
2. People on the Autism Spectrum Live in the Moment
3. People with Autism Rarely Judge Others
4. Autistic People are Passionate
5. People with Autism Are Not Tied to Social Expectations
6. People with Autism Have Terrific Memories
7. Autistic People Are Less Materialistic
8. Autistic People Play Fewer Head Games
9. Autistic People Have Fewer Hidden Agendas
10. People with Autism Open New Doors for Neurotypicals

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New zodiac signs 2011

Up until now I have been misinformed! I always thought I was a "fish out of water"! Now I know I am the water itself! Aspies are like a "fish out of water" when it comes to the NT social culture, Aspie's are well advised to not make sales a career. This fishy phrase is an idiom of the English language. Idioms are hard to understand by Aspies, and find them to be idiotic. Under the "wrong" definition of the zodiac signs, I was considered a Pisces(♓), the fish sign. Now I learn I am really Aquarius(♒), the water sign. Therefore, is 2011 the dawning of the age of Aquarius? At least now I know why I hate fish. Now we know that, instead of 12, there are really 13 original signs. The US had 13 original colonies. Should we now change the calendar to 13 months? Can we call that month Asperger? Hans Asperger has done more to explain me than my horoscope. Maybe we should add the Zodiac sign of Aspieus. It would be between Aquarius and Pisces, and include Feb. 21.

Capricorn: Jan. 20-Feb. 16....Aquarius: Feb. 16-March 11....Pisces: March 11-April 18...Aries: April 18-May 13....Taurus: May 13-June 21....Gemini: June 21-July 20....Cancer: July 20-Aug. 10....Leo: Aug. 10-Sept. 16....Virgo: Sept. 16-Oct. 30....Libra: Oct. 30-Nov. 23....Scorpio: Nov. 23-29....Ophiuchus: Nov. 29-Dec. 17....Sagittarius: Dec. 17-Jan. 20.

Fighting off intollerence.

I am so amazed at how much energy and happiness can be derived from Biking 10 miles, spending time with friends, and eating fresh food. Imagine how much more productive I could have been most of my life with friends, exercise, and fresh food! It has taken me half a century for me to feel safe on this planet, so I can crack the code on how to make friends, and bring down the shields, now that the artillery fire has subsided, and my Nemesis's have died or been defeated. It is safe now to discover and experience life.

During my life, my greatest friend, the video display, has provided me five of the greatest inventions ever: TV, PC, Internet, WWW, and FaceBook.

Free 2011 Wall Calendars

Download and Print January 2011 calendar for free by clicking and saving on each picture (JPEG). I created this calendar using Adobe In-Design ON 6/2010. Click on these small pictures to show enlarged pages of this 2011 calendar. After that, you can right click to save each image, and then print it out! This 26 page calendar can be also printed out via a PDF. It can be printed on card stock or more flexible gloss paper. It is in full color. Each 11 x 8.5 inch calendar has another 11 x 8.5 inch monthly picture above it, and can be spiral bound. This can also be done by Office and print stores. Please email and let me know if you would like me to send you the PDF file copy for free, or if you would like to pay for a deluxe one. I will make no monetary profit on this. It can be used as your monthly screen background.

This publication was created and produced by Andrew I. Lerner during July 2010. It is a calender for 2011 CE, during the Jewish years 5771 - 5772. Included are 12 of his favorite Rock music groups, and his respective favorite songs. The face logo is from Nirvana. The group of 4 symbols is from the fourth album by Led Zeppelin. The “peace” sign was created, and Andrew I. Lerner was born, on 2/21/58. “day” refers to the missing suffix for the 7 listed. The calendar was created for a Seminole State College project as part of Digital Media, Graphic Design specialization. It is intended for private distribution only.
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My Focus

I have received MAIL. A reader asked me: "My only questions is, why focus on the Asberger's aspect of your personality as opposed to your entire personality? You are Andrew before you are someone with Asberger's Syndrome."

I do not understand your reply above. An Aspie is someone who has Asperger's Syndrome. As an Aspie, I do not think the same way as NT people do. I explain primarily myself in my Web Log, especially with what I individual write. My primary interest is for the reader outside of me, to discover, know, and understand me. To say that I am an Aspie, helps one understand me through an established general definition. Your difference from me is invisible, and has a significance. Someone's race (like black or white) is noticeable but has no tangible difference in who one is. Every individual has a unique personality. Aspie does not mean or define one's personality. My personality is affected by using the Aspie operating system. I was born that way, as well as being named Andrew. It is who I am. As consequence of this, some commonalities of me and Aspie's are noticeable when compared to NT's. My Blog represents me as an individual first. It has been a very frustrating and lonely life for me. It was for not knowing my specific parameters or restraints when compared with typical people. Finally discovering the name of A.S., for my set of parameters, has given me profound focus, understanding, confidence, and empowerment. I now know my unique gifts of strengths, and defined limits. So as to promote greater understanding, communication, and cooperation of all people, I am driven to make all people, Aspie or NoT, know of our differences. I know myself, and report what I can most identify with in traits of all others. I explain these similarities I have with Aspies, and the differences with NT's. NTs are not all the same, neither are Aspies all the same. I have sets of similarities with "New Yorkers", Jews, and Aspie's. I do not share all traits or characteristics of either of these groups. However to know them, helps to understand me. I explain how a Typical Aspie is like me. I do not try to fit any stereotype of what an Aspie is. I was born a Jew. I do not deny I am a Jew. However, I find religion, such as being Jewish, inconsequential. I am not religious. I am Agnostic. I do not define this as my religious identity or persuasion. It is my purpose for living. That is of seeking knowledge for its own sake. I hope that others, who read the information that I provide, can help them realize their identity and focus, for a more productive and meaningful life. I am very much a unique individual first, and am not easily persuaded to conform. In some ways, it is impossible to conform to Typical people. I do not have a disease. There is nothing to be cured. I love who I am the way I am. This individual thinking is a strong commonality of Aspie's that contrasts us from NTs. I am an Aspie. Get used to it!

A few common traits of Aspies include

• Small talk is difficult
• Can become confused in complex social situations
• Extremely detail oriented and focused on facts
• Ability to focus for extended periods on a specific task
• Difficulty interpreting and understanding what others feel and think

• Maybe he believes he has no personality outside the Aspergers Syndrom personality.
• Andrew I. Lerner Are you referring to the question asked by my reader at the very top of this posting? If so, it appears that you are assuming that the reader is a "he" and an Aspie. Is this true? Below that question, is my long answer. Is your statement addressed at MY explanation? Please, I look forward to your clarification. "Aspie does not mean or define one's personality."

  Maybe he believes he has no personality outside the Asperger's Syndrom personality?
• Are you referring to the question asked by my reader at the very top of this posting? If so, it appears that you are assuming that the reader is a "he" and an Aspie. Is this true? Below that question, is my long answer. Is your statement addressed at MY explanation? Please, I look forward to your clarification.
• Andrew I. Lerner ‎"Aspie does not mean or define one's personality."
• Some folks when reading constantly about how you state you are Aspie may think that.Others may think you may use "ASPIE" to label yourself and follow some sort of guidelines that have been established by other information out there posted by researchers, doctors, ASPIES etc.

  • Andrew I. Lerner TY for this insight. I am so relieved to find out who I am, I want to save others from that struggle, and help others to understand them.
  • OK. Just try to think outside of the ASPIE box once in a while, which I know you do. Find a NT list and try a few of the listed charasteristics. You may surprize yourself!
  • Andrew I. Lerner Aspies think outside of the box. Most or typical people are in the proverbial box. Ironically, Aspies also have difficulty with the meaning and use of proverbs. My goal is to educate people how Aspies think. I provide this as my mission to... founder understanding and cooperation with this invisible disability both have with each-other. By doing so, people will also better understand me, and why I act the way I do. I and we do not react in the same way for the same reasons as an NT. I have personality traits that are shared with all other people. You can discover those by interacting with me. They are not specific to being NT or Aspie. There is not need for me to list them. However I have learned to use proverbs as most NTs do, as an example. The number one theme I come across in learning about our differences, is rudeness. For example, I have a hard time guessing what people mean or how they feel. I have decided, since I am often wrong, that I must depend on their explicit description on how they feel. I often hope they will do this. I want to avoid doing something that would be" inappropriate", offend, or hurt your feelings. I do not do things intentionally for this as a goal. I am not belligerent If I can not tell you how you expected me to have felt when I did something that that unknowingly offended you. To avoid upsetting people, I often ask them many questions to find out how they would feel, to help guide me of how I should act. They ofen have a hard time answering, or get annoyed by this. Hopefully you can see my continuous frustration. I experience "after guilt", when it is explained by them, after my action, that I upset them. NT "characteristics" have been treated as the standard" It is the different way in which Aspies process information that needs to be made aware of by all Neuros.

It is rare that people have the courage to be so open, honest, blunt and direct to me. People instead get constantly annoyed by me because I do not know.

Mail is not just postal anymore.

U.S. Postal Service designating all new first-class stamps as "forever." Beginning in January, all new stamps good for 1 ounce of domestic first-class mail will forgo a printed denomination and be acceptable for the typical letter regardless of the current postal rate. "It was" 50 "years ago today...." The Beatles formed Apple records. Now Apple Inc.'s I-tunes bought The Beatles tunes. I made a different design in the same logo style that says "The Apples" At one time, Michael Jackson (1958 like me) owned the rights to all of their tunes. Paul McCartney is the most commercially successful songwriter in the history of popular music, according to Guinness World Records He is four years older than "when he" was "64".

Literal detail

An Aspie' exclusively depend upon the standard literal written and verbal language to gain all understanding. An Aspie will not know what is on your mind, or how you feel, unless you you explain it exclusively with standard use of the common language. Aspie talks in a brutally honest, blunt, and direct way, which can be interpreted as rude. Aspie is an expert at detail, facts, and remaining within a narrow frame of reference. Therefore the big picture is hard to see. The reverse is true for Neurotypical people.

My new logo, with Aspie Slogan Alternative Reasoning, includes the following:

1. The word Aspie, which is an individual with Asperger's Syndrome.
2. A brief phrase explaining of how an Aspie compares to an NT, a typical person.
3. My first initial and last name incorporated into the above phrase.
   
4. A depiction of the Nuclear Disarmament or Peace symbol.
5. The date that the above symbol was designed.
6. The date that I was born.
7. The E is upside down and backwards, representing you and our interactions.
   

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