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Make America great?

I heard an interesting new expression last week. It’s “aerosol words.” An aerosol word is a word, or phrase, that you just spray into the air. They feel good and improve the atmosphere and make people feel better, but they are insubstantial and hard to catch hold of. The word that I heard that was described as an aerosol word last week was innovation. Have you heard any aerosol words lately?  

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Does the fact that it 'makes people feel better' have to mean that its truthful?

Not only is this an aerosol word, 'Social Justice' is a complete farce.  Justice is justice, to add anything to it makes it no longer justice but rather a vehicle for societal accepted bias and injustice.

In evaluations they can be words that bulk up a comment without actually adding anything.  For example...
John Doe expertly managed twenty-five 30 million dollar accounts insuring excellent percentage rate increases over the 10 percent range.
In the above sentence expertly and excellent are both aerosol words.  They add nothing to the meaning of the sentence in any real way.
In a meeting you could have someone say the following...
We need more synergy in our teamwork to collaborate more seamless interactions.
Which could be simply stated
We need better teamwork.
Thus synergy, collaborate, seamless and interactions are all aerosol words.
That's what I think it would refer to.  Unfortunately, I bulk up my writing all the time, so I probably use aerosol words constantly out of habit.

Make America great?

Make America great?

Seriously!?

I heard an interesting new expression last week. It’s “aerosol words.” An aerosol word is a word, or phrase, that you just spray into the air. They feel good and improve the atmosphere and make people feel better, but they are insubstantial and hard to catch hold of. The word that I heard that was described as an aerosol word last week was innovation. Have you heard any aerosol words lately?  

If you listen to Anvil, will you need Advil?

I heard an interesting new expression last week. It’s “aerosol words.” An aerosol word is a word, or phrase, that you just spray into the air. They feel good and improve the atmosphere and make people feel better, but they are insubstantial and hard to catch hold of. The word that I heard that was described as an aerosol word last week was innovation. Have you heard any aerosol words lately?  

If you listen to Anvil, will you need Advil?

Unless it's so far open that everything falls out...

And you can bring that with your toasted biscuits!

You're looking in the wrong place for an answer. I suggest you go to the General Conference section of lds.org and do a search using the word tithing. If you look long enough you will come to a told in General Conference many years ago where one of the apostles relates an incident, and his response, to almost exactly the same kind of situation that you are proposing. The prophetic response was different from your proposal.
 

As an Asperger's person myself, I have to agree with this suspicion.   High functioning spectrum people are indeed smart-- in fact, typically have very high IQ's, and feel extremely vibrantly.  We're just not good a figuring out all these "invisible rules" people/society has and expressing things.  In addition to the speaking out of turn, not following "normal" flow of conversation, there's lots of other little things that add up.  Like I naturally make this really "weird" face when I'm thinking- it's not and the unwritten code says that my "weird" thinking face is not ok to make in public (people say I looking like I'm having a seizure).  Who'd have thought that make a thinking face not ok?  Is there a rational reason why it's not ok?  Not really, it's just the unwritten code.  And the invisible rules don't just say "don't make that face", there's LOTS of other rules in there too!  In fact, it's a giant textbook of invisible rules!    What's even more confusing is that this magical unwritten code changes!  So in addition to learning the textbook invisible rules one time, I need learn the textbook for behavior at church, behavior at school, behavior at home, behavior in front of a boss, etc-- it's exhausting!!   (Obviously I'm not your husband here, but I'm just expressing this because I suspect your husband might have similar experiences).  
So, do I read the invisible textbook of "rules"?  Well, I don't have any choice really.  Plus I want to succeed: like everyone else spectrum people do enjoy doing activities, being praised, and having friends.  So I'll do it.  But it's tiring.  It takes a long time.  Sometimes I'm sort of clueless.  And sometimes I get REALLY frustrated trying to read an invisible textbook.  But I got to do it.  Sometimes I envy the "neurotypical" people around me, who seemingly learned the entire textbook library via osmosis and simply being in the room.  But then, most times I don't want to be like them-- I want to be like me.  I like me.  I think outside of the box (frequently I don't even know where the invisible box is).  I am entirely honest to people- even when they don't want to hear it.  I can focus and conquer any problem faster than other people because I'm not distracted thinking about whether or not my shirt matches my shoes (ok, admittedly that's an extreme example).  I have passions and loves like any other person, and I pursue them in a simple and direct manner.

Asperger's people aren't bad at all, just different. 

This could be the problem.  Double check for pulse and respiration before burying him and moving on, though.  If either is present, however, try different counseling.

God said - Love one another.
He didn't say - Love one another only if they're not socially awkward, have good jobs, etc.
The problem here is not your husband.  The problem here is you.  You have not learned to LOVE.
You know your husband has a lot of challenges.  Instead of being his wife (or even his friend) helping him overcome his challenges, especially setting the example to your children to love their father to help him overcome his weakness and defending him to the world around you,  You've spent the past 15 years making him feel even more awkward.  He is totally alone.  He doesn't deserve this.  Now you have the rest of your life to finally learn to love your husband and help him be the best he can be as a precious child of God.  You have a lot of work ahead of you to make up for the past 15 years.  Hope you won't make your husband a victim of your self-focus, making him even more alone in the world, by divorcing him.

While that is indeed the reason God gave.  But lets not forget the teachings of Jacob in the Book Of Mormon.  He clearly teaches that non-plural marriage is the Lord's default state of a people.  Plural marriage is only acceptable when explicitly commanded by God.  So if the reason God gave for stopping the practice is eliminated that does not mean that it automatically comes back.  After all as far as we can tell during the entire History of the Book of Mormon God did not allow it, and they had some seriously righteous time periods.

so have you thought about moving?

Out of Fictionville?  Not on your life.  It's the best place ever.  Realityburg is seriously messed up.  Not sure why anyone would want to live there.

Of course it doesn't. [Looking sternly down my nose at DL] You already know why you're a bad person.

You enjoy the snacks more than you enjoy your wife?

At work we generally say that 10% of the population is the problem.  That probably is reasonably accurate.  That means the other 90% are not the problem.  Yes there are monsters, but you most likely will never deal with them or even be exposed to them.  Live cautiously, but not with paranoia.

Sister Reeves, in her October General Conference address last year addressed exactly the way you are feeling right now, Here is part of what she said, I strong recommend you read her whole talk here,
https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2016/10/the-great-plan-of-redemption?lang=eng
I’m aware of a man who was involved in moral transgressions several years ago. For some time, this man felt too ashamed and too worried to approach his wife and his priesthood leaders. He wanted to fully repent but actually expressed that he was willing to give up his own eternal salvation rather than put his spouse and children through the sorrow, shame, or other consequences that might be caused by his confession.
When we have sinned, Satan often tries to convince us that the unselfish thing to do is to protect others from the devastation of the knowledge of our sins, including avoiding confessing to our bishop, who can bless our lives through his priesthood keys as a common judge in Israel. The truth, however, is that the unselfish and Christlike thing to do is to confess and repent. This is Heavenly Father’s great plan of redemption.
Finally, this dear man confessed to his faithful wife and his Church leaders, expressing deep remorse. Though it was the most difficult thing he had ever done, feelings of relief, peace, gratitude, love for our Savior, and a knowledge that the Lord was lifting his heavy burden and carrying him caused joy beyond expression, regardless of the outcome and his future.
He had been certain that his wife and children would be devastated—and they were; and that there would be disciplinary action and a release from his calling—and there was. He was certain that his wife would be brokenhearted, hurt, and angry—and she was. And he was convinced that she would leave, taking the children with her—but she didn’t.
Sometimes serious transgression leads to divorce, and depending on circumstances, that might be necessary. But to this man’s amazement, his wife embraced him and dedicated herself to helping him in any way that she could. Over time, she was able to fully forgive him. She had felt the healing power of the Savior’s Atonement for her. Years later, this couple and their three children are strong and faithful. The husband and wife serve in the temple and have a wonderful, loving marriage. The depth of this man’s testimony and his love and gratitude for the Savior are so evident in his life.