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Shape Up! – Week 65

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This is week 65 in my series of Shape Up!  The weekly post on what I did over the last week in my quest to getting healthier.

Let’s admit it, whenever people thinks about obesity and being overweight, most people tends to turn to people in the south like Alabama and Mississippi.  For years now, we have seen story after story saying Mississippi and Alabama are the two fattest states in the country.  Yes, there are people down who are obese or overweight.  And we tend to love foods that are fried or are very sweet.  UAB did a study and the bad publicly about Mississippi and Alabama being the fattest states just might not be true!

UAB’s researchers did a study and they found that people living in the Midwest states of North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Nebraska, Kansas, Iowa and Missouri had a higher obesity rate than people living in the southeast including Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia and other states.  The mid-western states had a obesity rate of 41% compared to the southeastern states that had a obesity rate of 31%!  31% is still not good but at least the south is not the worst in something.  So why did people get the reputation that people

living in the south are fat and obese.  Simple, because people in the south have good matters and are truthful!

I am not going to say this is a huge victory for people in the south.  I mean, 31% obesity is still a very high number!  This study really shows the overall picture of obesity in America.  And it’s not just a problem with people in the south or people in poverty.  The entire country has a major problem with obesity.  And it’s going to take a lot of work to reverse the obesity trends in America.  People needs to start eating healthier and exercising more.  Sometimes being overweight can be caused by genetics.  But most of the time, being overweight is caused by someone not taking care of their own bodies.  You can view this study at: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/oby.20451/abstract

So, what did I do in the last week?  Since I have been unemployed for 22 months now, I have been only eating one meal a day with a small snack.  And my only exercising has involved some walking.  I don’t have the money to get a personal trainer or join a gym.  I wish I did, because my weight loss has been stuck in neutral.  Over the last few weeks I have not noticed any major weight loss or gain.  So until I can get some money, my weight loss journey is stuck.  If someone would pay me, things would change!

By the way, if you not seen the future plans I want to make for Geek Alabama, click the link! http://geekalabama.com/2013/04/09/geek-alabamas-future-plans/

This is what I ate last week:

Saturday: Popcorn, Pizza, Sweet Tea.

Sunday: Popcorn, Pork Chops, Brown Rice, Sweet Tea

Monday: Popcorn, Chicken Breasts, Brown Rice, Sweet Tea.

Tuesday: Popcorn, Pork Chops, Brown Rice, Sweet Tea.

Wednesday: Apple Crisp, Ham Sandwiches, Chips, Sweet Tea.

Thursday: Apple Crisp, Ham Sandwiches, Chips, Sweet Tea.

Friday: Apple Crisp, Pizza, Sweet Tea.

Have a great week everyone!

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The Evening Post: An Update On Things

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Today, most of Alabama was blessed with no major damage.  Yes, there were a few tornadoes, but today could have been much worse.  This tornado video from Noxubee County, Mississippi and shot by Tony Sudduth was crazy!

Did you see the story listing Atlanta as the geekiest city in America.  This is a big reason why Geek Alabama does very well.  The south has a huge geek scene that has gone unnoticed.  So I wanted to take this post and talk about updates to me Nathan Young and the Geek Alabama blog.  One, many of you have read my post about Geek Alabama’s Future Plans. I will admit, it will be a long road but if things fall in place this will be a big success!  Read the post here: http://geekalabama.com/2013/04/09/geek-alabamas-future-plans/

I have contacted people about the Advantage Capital Enterprise System.  That option is moving forward and we will see if something happens on that front.  I have also re-contacted Danny Passman from Crybaby Media about the TV things.  My goal is to announce something big happening during the Alabama Phoenix Festival on Memorial Day weekend!  Hopefully I can announce some great news then!

In fact, since becoming a chamber member I will be talking about the Geek Alabama blog next Tuesday during the Business After Hours at Webb Concrete.  I will admit, I am a little nervous and I will be practicing my speech for next Tuesday.  Many business leaders attend Business After Hours and this could make or break my chances of moving Geek Alabama forward.  I am hoping this event will be huge for me!

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I also wanted to talk about some other possible opportunities.  First, Buffer App posted on their social media sites about a content crafter job.  They are looking for someone who loves using Buffer, fits into the Buffer culture, has experience writing blog posts, and has content that spreads.  Yes, I did apply for this job!  Here’s hoping I get this, it would be a life changer!  Learn more about the job at: http://jobs.bufferapp.com/content-crafter/

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I am also considering applying for a job with Automattic.  Automattic runs WordPress and is very successful.  Someone suggested I apply to them since I write and run Geek Alabama on WordPress very well!  So I will be looking into that!  Learn more about jobs at Automattic at: http://automattic.com/work-with-us/

I believe something will happen very soon!  Sitting here unemployed for 22 months is not fun.  I have had to turn down coverage of events because of lack of money.  Many people have requested I come out to an event because I take great photos, awesome videos, and interview great people!  Something will happen soon!  If I can be on TV several times, I know someone would decide to give me a chance to succeed!

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Shape Up! – Week 63

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This is week 63 in my series of Shape Up!  The weekly post on what I did over the last week in my quest to getting healthier.

Ah!  Spring is here!  And that means warmer weather, going outside more, and longer days!  Since I have been unemployed for 22 months now.  I have grown tired of doing nothing but walking and eating one meal a day.  The results have been little!  So starting today, I am going back to eating anything I want!  I am going to enjoy eating a lot of pies that are very high in calories!

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To make a piece of pie even more calorie laden, I decided to add frosting!

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Boy this was delicious!

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I also went to several Easter egg hunts over the weekend and collected some candy filled Easter eggs.  I am going to enjoy these for a long time!

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Ah!  It feels good eating anything you want.  Sometimes the large pizza, or large bucket of chicken, quart of ice cream, or a full bag of french fries is very satisfying!  Now excuse me as I indulge in a large gallon of ice cream!

This is what I ate last week:

Saturday: BBQ Ribs, Fries, Soda

Sunday: 20 Chicken Fingers, Fries, Soda

Monday: Three Large Bacon Cheesburgers, Fries, Soda

Tuesday: 50 Chicken Wings, Fries, Soda

Wednesday: Two Large Steaks, Potato, Soda

Thursday: 8-Piece Bucket of Chicken, Fries, Soda

Friday: Large Pizza, Soda

Enjoy your week everyone!  And by the way, April Fools!  Do you think I would go back to my old ways!

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The Advantage Capital Enterprise System In Calhoun County

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Things are not going very well in Calhoun County Alabama.  The January unemployment rate jumped to 8.1% from 6.8 in December.  The workforce in Calhoun County shrunk by almost 1,100 workers.  The total civilian labor force in the county also decreased by 421 people.  Even the county’s population shrank by 1,276 people between 2010 and 2012.  In Etowah County, the unemployment rate spiked to 7.9% from 6.5% in December.  And with the looming layoffs coming at the Anniston Army Depot and General Dynamics.  Things are not looking very well in Calhoun County.  For me, I have been unemployed for 21 months now!  If nothing changes it will be two years since I have been unemployed.

Now a group of bankers and investors are doing something to help create jobs in Calhoun County.  Private investors and banks have committed one million dollars to help aspiring entrepreneurs start their business ventures.  This idea is modeled around the ABC show Shark Tank.  John Wheeler came up with an idea to help create jobs in Calhoun County.  He said, ”There’s a real long background of Entrepreneurs in this town and we were losing our way and we needed to get something to give us momentum to get that spirit back.”

Noble Bank and Trust, Southern States Bank, Cheaha Bank, John Wheeler, and six other investors are committing one million dollars to help small business owners get started.  Called the The Advantage Capital Enterprise System, the program would give entrepreneurs up to 100-thousand dollars to start a business.  Along with the money to start a business, the program would also provide counseling and advice for people from the JSU small business center.

The Calhoun County Chamber of Commerce’s Operation 1st Rate Program is also involved in this program.  They say there are well over a thousand people looking for work in Calhoun County.  And I can believe that, I have been out of work for 21 months!  Small businesses do work where-ever you go!  According to the U.S. Small Business Administration, small business significantly affects Alabama’s economy, representing 96.9 percent of all employers and employing 49 percent of the private-sector labor force.

A review council of the investors will make the ultimate decision on whether to lend money to a particular entrepreneur, and becoming partners in the venture.  If you want to learn more about this program, you can pick up an application at the Calhoun County Chamber of Commerce, the job station at Quintard Mall, the JSU Small Business Development Center and the Northeast Alabama Entrepreneurial Center.  You can also call the call the Calhoun County Chamber of Commerce at 256-237-3536.

 

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Shape Up! – Week 59

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This is week 59 in my series of Shape Up!  The weekly post on what I did over the last week in my quest to getting healthier.

You would think America would not have a hunger problem.  But sadly; it does!  Fifty million people in the U.S.—one in four children—don’t know where their next meal is coming from.  Hunger poses serious economic, social and cultural implications for our nation, and that it could be solved once and for all, if the American public decides — as they have in the past — that making healthy food available and affordable is in the best interest of us all.  This is the plot for A Place At The Table.

Hunger is mostly due to income.  Here in Alabama, a full sales tax is charged on groceries.  Along with Mississippi, Alabama is only one of two states that does not offer any offset, rebate, or break on sales tax on food and groceries.  Several legislators have offered a bill to remove the sales tax on groceries, but as you know, the Alabama Legislature can be crazy at times!  So I do not see any relief in the sales tax anytime soon.    You can learn more about the Alabama Food Tax Bill at: http://www.alabamafoodtax.com.

One solution to solve hunger has been the SNAP program, or Food Stamps.  Since I have been unemployed for 21 months now, I have been on Food Stamps for the last few months.  I get $200 a month for food purchases.  This does not go a long way at all!  I only eat one meal a day and at times a snack.  When I cover an event I will often do it on an empty stomach.  I care about getting the best pictures and videos of events to put on Geek Alabama.  So if that means I work while hungry, so be it!

Other families often face this problem, they make enough income so they can’t qualify for Food Stamps.  How can a family of 4 survive on an income of $28,000 a year?  Simple, they can’t!  These children often learns on an empty stomach in school and lunch can be the only meal they get during the day.  During the weekends, they often go hungry.   Some schools do programs where they send home food to less fortunate kids during the weekends.  I am going to say this, we have got to do a better job feeding the hungry!

The film A Place At The Table illustrates the need for fair pay, a living wage, and funding for programs like SNAP.  If our country adopted these models, they believe, as do many others, that as pervasive as hunger is, it’s still a solvable issue—one that could be remedied within years, not lifetimes.  I agree that the Food Stamp program needs to kick out the people abusing it.  Yes, I have seen some people abusing the program before.  And  we have got to do a better job paying a fair wage for workers.  This is why I support a raise in the minimum wage to $9 an hour.  Hunger in America has got to go!

To learn more about A Place At The Table go to: www.takepart.com/place-at-the-table.

Along with some walking, here’s is what I ate last week!

Saturday: Pizza, Sweet Tea.

Sunday: Chicken Breast and Brown Rice, Sweet Tea.

Monday: Hotpockets, Sweet Tea.

Tuesday:  Pork Chops and Brown Rice, Sweet Tea.

Wednesday: Burger and Fries, Sweet Tea.

Thursday: Pork Chops and Brown Rice, Sweet Tea.

Friday: Burger and Fries, Sweet Tea.

Have a wonderful week everyone!

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Looking For Work In Anniston

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Let’s just say this is something I had to do.  On Monday, Nathan Young and Jeffrey Leachman wore signs and walked in downtown Anniston. The backs of the signs said “looking for work.” On the front, one sign said “Masters Degree in I.T. Can’t Find Work! Borrowing Money to Survive!” The other sign said “I Voted for Obama, and Have A Disability. I Want to Earn A Living!”

I felt like this is something I had to do to get the attention of area leaders.  Jobs in East Alabama are being lost left and right and I just can not find anything.  I wrote a post detailing why East Alabama is in deep trouble.  Click on the link to read that post!  http://geekalabama.com/2013/01/27/sunday-discussion-why-east-alabama-is-in-deep-trouble/

Enjoy the video and photos!

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Shape Up! – Week 54

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This is week 54 in my series of Shape Up!  The weekly post on what I did over the last week in my quest to getting healthier.

So, I think many people have seen this story already.  The U.S. Department of Education is now requiring schools to do something I wish they required a longtime ago.  Students with disabilities must be given a fair shot to play on a traditional sports team or have their own leagues.  Disabled students who want to play for their school could join traditional teams if officials can make “reasonable modifications” to accommodate them.  If those adjustments would fundamentally alter a sport or give the student an advantage, the department is directing the school to create parallel athletic programs that have comparable standing to traditional programs.

“Sports can provide invaluable lessons in discipline, selflessness, passion and courage, and this guidance will help schools ensure that students with disabilities have an equal opportunity to benefit from the life lessons they can learn on the playing field or on the court,” Education Secretary Arne Duncan said in a statement announcing the new guidance Friday.  The groundbreaking order is reminiscent of the Title IX expansion of athletic opportunities for girls and women four decades ago and could bring sweeping changes to school budgets and locker rooms for years to come.

Federal laws, including the 1973 Rehabilitation Act and the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act, require states to provide a free public education to all students and prohibit schools that receive federal money from discriminating against students with disabilities. Going further, the new directive from the Education Department’s civil rights division explicitly tells schools and colleges that access to interscholastic, intramural and intercollegiate athletics is a right.

This is a great change for schools!  For a long time, people with disabilities (like me) have been forced to sit on the sidelines while the average people can compete in sports or in P.E.  These changes will help disabled people become active again!  Sure, many disabled kids will not fit in with regular sports. I would like to see a group of schools in an area come together and offer a sports league for people in wheelchairs and disabled.  People with disabilities already have a tough time fitting in to society.  And changes like this will be a big benefit to all people!

One other thing, on Monday me and a friend will be spending a few hours walking up and down Quintard Ave. in Anniston wearing these signs below.  On the back, the signs will say “Looking for Work.”  On the front, one sign will say “Masters Degree in I.T. Can’t Find Work!  Borrowing Money to Survive!”  The other sign will say “I Voted for Obama, and Have A Disability.  I Want to Earn A Living!”  On Monday Night, I will be at the Norwood-Hodges Community Center where the Anniston mayor and city council is holding a listening tour.  What can I do folks, I have been unemployed for 19 months now!  And I feel like a step like this is a good thing to do!  There’s a good chance I will be in the news again!  Stay tuned!

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Here is what I ate last week:

Saturday: Pizza, Sweet Tea.

Sunday: Hotpockets, Sweet Tea.

Monday: Steak Sandwich and Fries, Sweet Tea.

Tuesday:  Pork Chops and Brown Rice, Sweet Tea.

Wednesday: Steak Sandwich and Fries, Sweet Tea.

Thursday: Pork Chops and Brown Rice, Sweet Tea.

Friday: Hotpockets, Sweet Tea.

Have a wonderful week everyone!

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Sunday Discussion: Why East Alabama Is In Deep Trouble

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This is one of those posts I wished I never had to write.  But lately I have read stories and watched news coverage of all the jobs that are being cut in East Alabama.  And now I have no choice but to talk about it.  East Alabama has relied on textile mills and the military for a long time.  In the last 20 years many of the textile mills have closed down and their jobs have been shipped off to Central America or overseas.  The military has also been a big influence in jobs and the economy.  But in the last 20 years Fort McClellan has closed down and the Anniston Army Depot is in danger of closing next.  Basically, East Alabama is in deep trouble!

The East Alabama counties of DeKalb, Etowah, Cherokee, Calhoun, Cleburne, Talladega, Clay, Randolph, Chambers, Tallapoosa, and Coosa has seen numerous job losses in the past 20 years.  Several industries and businesses have closed down resulting in job losses.  Just in the past 30 days since 2013 began.  Several major businesses in East Alabama have announced they will be laying off.

  • General Dynamics will be laying off 140 around March.
  • K-Mart in Anniston will close in March.
  • Russell Brands will be laying off 190 around March.
  • Anniston Army Depot might be laying off hundreds in March.

These recent layoff announcements are a continuing problem in East Alabama.  From places like Alexander City where much of the 10,000 jobs from Russell have disappeared and businesses such as Robinson Iron have closed.  To Anniston where Fort McClellan shut down resulting in many job losses and now the Anniston Army Depot is cutting jobs.  And even to Fort Payne where they used to be known as the sock capital of the world, until all those jobs were cut for good.  East Alabama has been stuck in this pattern of job losses while other cities in Alabama such as Mobile, Auburn, Muscle Shoals, Tuscaloosa are announcing many new jobs and businesses.

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You know East Alabama is in deep trouble when there is a television show on History Channel called Bamazon.  The show is about Tim Evans and a group of unemployed construction workers from Tallapoosa County who goes to the Amazon jungle in the South American country of Guyana to mine for gold.  If East Alabama was not losing jobs left and right, there would be no need to do all of this work to find some gold.  And there would be no Bamazon on History Channel.  I have enjoyed this show and I hope there is a season 2.  The season finale airs on January 27th at 10/9 central on History Channel.

I know someone is going to bring up this point.  Sure, Oxford and Gadsden has attracted retail stores and restaurants.  But the problem with this is these jobs are low-paying.  I am sure the people with these jobs are happy they have something to do.  But with the low pay, these people are often still in poverty and have to rely on Food Stamps to get by.  This  is not a way to grow the East Alabama region.  Where are the good paying jobs, other than the Honda plant in Lincoln?  One of these retail stores is about to close.  The K-mart in Anniston is closing down and I overheard some employees talking about how disappointed they are that the K-mart is closing.  This is a big problem, there are many disappointed people in East Alabama.  Here are some pictures.

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My next point is to the leaders in East Alabama.  What are the mayors, city councilmen  county commissioners, and legislators doing to help grow the East Alabama region?  It seems like these leaders are sitting back and doing nothing while the average people suffer.  I have talked to many people in East Alabama and some have told me they are starving and at times they are living at homes with no electricity and running water.  How do you live like that?  Our leaders needs to be doing a better job attracting jobs and businesses into East Alabama instead of watching them go to other places.

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In my opinion, the Alabama legislature is the worst in the nation, and has been for years. The citizens pay them to do the hard work, and instead they go to Montgomery and piddle away work time in aimless arguments about the fine points of The Ten Commandments, school prayer, gun control, abortion, and such.  For Goodness Sake, the state sucks by almost any measure except football.  The citizens should be outraged that the legislature is not spending every working hour on jobs, poverty, education, health, commerce and tourism.  Montgomery instead loves to chew the fat, and create controversies designed to make it appear that they are doing their jobs, when in fact they are just languishing, waiting for a handout.  This does not help the East Alabama region.

As for me Nathan Young, I have looked for a job in the East Alabama region for 19 months now.  I have filled out close to 200 applications now and nothing has happened.  It just feels like the East Alabama region is slowly dying way for good, and sorry, it’s not Obama’s fault!  I know someone who has a master’s degree in I.T. and has been unemployed for three years!  So on Monday, I will be doing something crazy.  Me and a friend will be walking up and down Quintard Ave. in Anniston wearing these signs.

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On the back, the signs will say “Looking for Work.”  On the front, one sign will say “Masters Degree in I.T. Can’t Find Work!  Borrowing Money to Survive!”  The other sign will say “I Voted for Obama, and Have A Disability.  I Want to Earn A Living!”  On Monday Night, I will be at the Norwood-Hodges Community Center where the Anniston mayor and city council is holding a listening tour.  Most likely I will be in the news, stay tuned!

I wish the cities, counties, businesses, and chamber of commerce’s would join up and create a campaign to attract companies and jobs to East Alabama.  Other states are already doing TV and online campaigns to show the world what that state has to offer.  The state of New York is doing a campaign called Big Happens Here.  They do an extensive online and TV campaign to attract businesses and people.

Also, the state of Wisconsin runs the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation.  Their mission is to attract businesses and jobs to the state.

East Alabama has so many things to offer but I feel like it’s being passed up by our public officials.  We have great lakes, rivers, mountains, waterfalls, small businesses, cities, events, outdoor opportunities, charities, people, and much more!  I feel like we need to do a better job promoting the assets of East and Northeast Alabama to potential businesses and employers.  If we don’t do that, East and Northeast Alabama will become the next Detroit.   Old, rundown, and dead!

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Shape Up! – Weeks 51-52

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This is weeks 51-52 in my series of Shape Up!  The weekly post on what I did over the last week in my quest to getting healthier.

Can you believe it!  It has been one year since I began the Shape Up campaign.  In January 2012 ABC 33/40 came out to do a story and as they say, the rest is history.  Here is the story to remind yourselves.

Over the last year things have been tough.  I have been on the job search which seems endless.  I have applied to over 100+ jobs and gone to 14 job fairs.  I even stood in a long line in the hot summer sun to attend a job fair in Birmingham.  So even today I am still committed to finding my latest job.  I have also been eating a lot less food in the last year. I mostly do this to save money!  I wish I could do much more to speed up the weight loss but when you have very limited funds you can not do much.  Most of my exercising has come from walking.  And I only eat one meal a day to save money.  And I guess you can say it is paying off.  Here is me wearing my biggest pair of shorts.  The size of the shorts is 58 and yes, you see a huge gap!

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The last week has also been tough on my computer.  Last Friday my hard drive went belly up.  The good thing is all of my important stuff was saved through Dropbox so I did not lose anything important.  After I replaced the hard drive the computer is still acting up.  I re-installed Windows and after I shut down or restart the computer, I get a message saying “insert boot drive.”  I have tried every trick in the book to fix it and nothing has been successful.  So most likely my computer will be going to the computer shop on Monday morning.  I do think another hardware issue is causing the issues on my computer.  This is why you have seen fewer posts on Geek Alabama.  I hope I can get back to a normal schedule soon!

One more thing, I am still on a mission to show the world that people with Autism or Asperger’s are not evil people.  Since the school shootings several people out there have received bad information from the media that people with Asperger’s are bad people.  Guess what?  People with Autism or Asperger’s are some of the nicest people you will ever meet!  I am proud to see Miss Montana Alexis Wineman come out and say that she has Autism.  ”Most people do not understand what autism is,” says Wineman in her video entry for the Miss America online finalist competition. “And 1 in 88 people having some form of autism, this understanding is becoming more and more necessary.” To that end, she has made her platform “Normal is Just a Dryer Setting: Living with Autism.”

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Alexis Wineman who is 18 was not only the first contestant in the Miss America Pageant with Autism, she also won the America’s Choice Vote and was advanced to the semi-finals!  As for me, this sign I made is something I hope will go viral!  Before I go, I might have some very exciting things coming soon but for right now I can’t talk about it.  Stay tuned folks!  The sign reads,  ”I am not afraid of this world; I just want to make a difference!  I am autistic.”

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Here is what I ate last week:

Saturday: Hotpockets, Diet Coke.

Sunday: Burger and Fries, Diet Coke.

Monday: Pizza, Diet Coke.

Tuesday:  Pork Chops and Brown Rice, Sweet Tea.

Wednesday: Hotpockets, Diet Coke.

Thursday: Pork Chops and Brown Rice, Diet Coke.

Friday: Steak Sandwich and Fries, Diet Coke.

Have a wonderful week everyone!

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My Computer And Job Hopes Are Down Folks!

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Sorry for the lack of posts.  On Thursday evening my computer’s hard drive crashed!  Yes it sounds bad but I was smart to back up my important files using Dropbox!  I am writing this post from the library and I want to talk about an article I read on CNN.  Here is the link:

http://money.cnn.com/2013/01/04/news/economy/hopelessly-unemployed-workers

This article is about the 3 million who are hopelessly unemployed.  I wrote a comment and it read:

Really folks. The unemployment rate is through the roof. I have been unemployed for 18 months. I have applied to over 100 jobs and went to 14 job fairs in the last year with no hope. I believe employers like to discriminate against people who are different. People who are old, disabled, or young are often passed up by people who look “perfect.” I have Asperger’s Syndrome and I believe that is a factor in why I am unemployed even though I tell no one about it. I know of another person who is missing a lot of teeth and he has been unemployed for three years.

I think employers needs to quit looking for the “perfect” person for the job. There is nothing wrong hiring someone who is young, old, or disabled. I do believe employers are slowing ruining this country because they want everyone to look “perfect.” And for the ones who look different, they rather see you on the streets.

It did not take very long for people to write in some very bad comments about me.  Some people said:

You obviously have enough money to eat……………….You appear to be quite well fed. Save up $$$. Eat less Snickers.

Don’t take away his snickers… he’ll turn into Joe Pesci

Get a job, loser.

So MOVE.

You can probably try ur hand at TV like Honey Boo Boo

Sell your computer and move somewhere that you can get a job

They look for the perfect person because the internet now makes it possible for 400 applications to come in for 1 position. They’re not going to stop until something mitigates this problem. It’s just psychology.

But not impossible. Look at North Dakota for work, they will pay you to move there. You just have to deal with less than ideal conditions, and you’d have to work hard. Your other option is treating CNN articles about unemployment like a therapy session.

I did the whole move to another part of the country where jobs are at.  Sure, when I went to Wyoming there were jobs, but there are no places to live.  I was only hired at a Applebee’s and a Popeye’s Chicken.  After that I moved on again because no one would hire me!  North Dakota has a HUGE housing shortage.  But yes, there are plenty of jobs.

Where I live in Anniston Alabama over 300 people were laid off during the Christmas Holidays.  And the future of other workers at places such as the Anniston Army Depot is in doubt!  I wish there were jobs where I live but sadly there isn’t any.  And I have gone to the Birmingham Metro and no one would hire me either.  Bad comments like the ones above is a reason why this country is going down the drain!

On Saturday; I am coming out with a special post which I want you to read. Until then, I will be working on getting my computer hard drive fixed!  It’s not the end of the world as we know it.  Is it?

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