Oddly Robbie

  • Labels Don’t Describe — They Decide

    In a world where labels dictate identity, understanding the power of language is crucial. Discover how words shape perceptions and challenge stereotypes.

  • The Warmth We Carried

    In the quiet corners of small-town life, the hill above the football field held memories of a bygone era. It was where a brown station wagon parked on Friday nights, and where my father, the head coach, seemed invisible yet profoundly present. Witnessing this scene, I learned that being there was enough.

  • Narcissus Takes a Holiday (and Orders an Uber)

    In a world obsessed with likes, one traveler faced the irony of a social media influencer’s detached reality. Discover how this moment changed everything.

  • Becoming a Sovereign Human

    Becoming a Sovereign Human

    Sovereignty is simply belonging to myself—choosing my connections freely, owning no one, and letting no one own me.

  • Why I Don’t Miss Thanksgiving — Not Even a Little

    By Oddly Robbie Moving to Spain taught me something unexpected: I don’t miss Thanksgiving. Not the food. Not the ritual. Not the heavy kitchen marathon that somehow passes as a holiday. Here’s the honest breakdown: ⸻ 🍗 Turkey: The Once-a-Year Bird The national centerpiece that almost nobody truly enjoys. Before cooking: strange smell, cold bird,…

  • Too Much for Us Both

    Too Much for Us Both

    Excerpt — Too Much for Us Both by Oddly Robbie Some people only feel deep connection once or twice in their lives — a first kiss, a perfect choir moment, a flash of chemistry they can’t explain. For me, it can happen in seconds. Autistic nervous systems like mine can attune incredibly fast. Heart rate,…

  • 🌍 Full Circle: The Blessing of Being Wrong

    🌍 Full Circle: The Blessing of Being Wrong

    Excerpt — Full Circle: The Blessing of Being Wrong The sidewalks here are narrow, sometimes nearly nonexistent. They hug the edges of twisting Andalusian roads, barely wide enough for one person. You learn to listen more than look—using your ears to sense the hum of an approaching car before it whips around a bend. Every…

  • 👣 The Shoes With No Sole (Are Good for the Soul)

    👣 The Shoes With No Sole (Are Good for the Soul)

    👣 The Shoes With No Sole (Are Good for the Soul) by Oddly Robbie Most shoes don’t just protect us — they disconnect us. Oddly Robbie explores how modern footwear has numbed our natural connection to the world beneath our feet. From cowboy boots in Montana to barefoot walks in Spain, he discovers that our…

  • FREEDOM BEYOND ILLUSION

    FREEDOM BEYOND ILLUSION

    Two reflections and a song — exploring how fame fades, greed dissolves, and kindness becomes the only true legacy.

  • 🎧 La IA No Es el Enemigo, Es el Puente

    Decirme que no use IA sería como pedirme que deje de compartir mi verdad. No es mi sustituto — es mi puente. La IA no reemplaza lo humano; lo traduce. Convierte pensamientos en melodía, emociones en mundos, y la distancia… en conexión.

  • 🎧 AI Isn’t the Enemy

    🎧 AI Isn’t the Enemy

    In AI Isn’t the Enemy, Oddly Robbie explores how artificial intelligence can be a bridge — not a barrier — between human creativity and technology. Blending music, empathy, and neurodiverse insight, he challenges the fear of AI in art and celebrates it as a tool for deeper connection and expression. With new songs, virtual worlds,…

  • 🌍 Greencities Málaga: Smarter, Cleaner, and More Human Cities

    I walked into Greencities Málaga Spain, expecting to see the future — drones zipping above or holograms showing us how to recycle. And yes, there were VR headsets, AI platforms, and solar grids straight out of SimCity. But the thing that made me grin like a kid wasn’t flying or glowing. It was humming quietly…

  • Autistic, Not Damaged

    I hear it again.Someone has “discovered” how to cure autism. A cure.As if my existence is a disease.As if the way I experience the world is a broken machine that needs fixing. Let me be clear: autism is not a damaged mind.It is not an illness.It is not something you “catch” or “erase.”It is a…

  • How About Them Apples: When Tech Becomes More Than a Gadget

    I’m not a salesperson. Never have been. Frankly I’m very bad at it lol. But every so often, something lands in my life that doesn’t just make things easier—it makes things possible. When the AirPods Pro 2 came out, I wrote about how much of a breakthrough they were for me . Noise-canceling meant I…

  • 🚆 Boundaries at 300 km/h

    I’m on the speed train to Madrid as I write this. The world is flashing by outside the window — fields, hills, tiny towns that exist for a heartbeat and then vanish. There’s something poetic about that, isn’t there? Some things in life stay only for a moment, and then you’re carried past them whether…

  • La tragaperras en tu bolsillo

    ¿Has visto esas máquinas en la esquina de un bar? Luces parpadeando, pitidos agudos, la palanca que baja. La moneda desaparece y tu cuerpo entero espera ese premio que casi nunca llega. Ese subidón… no se queda en el bar. Está en tu bolsillo. Cada notificación. Cada “me gusta”. Cada desliz del pulgar para actualizar…

  • The Slot Machine in Your Pocket

    The bells ring first—sharp, bright, demanding. Then the cascade: coins clattering down the steel catch, spilling into the tray with that unmistakable cha-ching. People turn their heads. For a moment, you’re the center of the room. The one who just hit. The one everyone wants to be. That rush? It isn’t limited to casinos in…

  • Global Sumud Flotilla Update / Actualización de la Flotilla Global Sumud

    English: From Spain, three ships departed to join the mission. Italy sent 18 vessels from Sicily. Added to the ships that had already staged in Tunisia, the flotilla now counts over 50 ships in total, making this the largest humanitarian flotilla yet attempting to break the Gaza blockade. Some of the earliest boats had moved…

  • 🧠💪 Stacking for Muscles, Stacking for Brains

    Why I stack for neurons, not just muscles Let’s face it — in today’s Information Age, our minds are asked to do more than ever. 🇪🇸 En la Era de la Información, nuestras mentes nos piden más que nunca. If the Stone Age demanded strong bodies, today demands strong brains. 🇪🇸 Si la Edad de…

  • 🌍 Gaza Peace Armada — Conscience on the Sea

    🇪🇸🌍 La Armada de la Paz hacia Gaza — La Conciencia en el Mar ⸻ ✊ The Lemkin Institute Speaks 🇪🇸✊ La voz del Instituto Lemkin From the United States, the Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention, founded on the legacy of Raphael Lemkin (the Jewish lawyer who coined the word genocide), issued a strong message:…

  • 🌍 Gaza Peace Armada — Where We Are Now

    🌍 La Armada de la Paz hacia Gaza — Dónde Estamos Ahora 🚢 Current Status / Estado Actual The fleet began in Barcelona, regrouped near the Balearic Islands, and is now adding strength through Italy and Tunisia. At every port, new ships and people of conscience join — turning a flotilla into a true Peace…

  • Why Being Shady Isn’t the Way to Keep Your Energy

    I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how we conserve our energy. Some folks believe that being shady—sarcastic, withholding, throwing side-eye, or wrapping everything in layers of snark—is a way of keeping their power. I used to watch it in others and wonder, is that really protecting them? Or is it just a slow leak?…

  • Por qué Ser “Sombra” No Protege Tu Energía (Why Being Shady Doesn’t Protect Your Energy)

    He estado pensando mucho en cómo conservamos nuestra energía. Aquí en Andalucía se habla del mal de ojo. Lo ves en pulseras, colgantes, azulejos con ojos azules pintados. No se trata de esconderse. Se trata de proteger tu luz sin apagarla. I’ve been thinking a lot about how we conserve our energy. Here in Andalusia,…

  • How I Made “Gay Tea (You’re Not My Problem)” for Under €10 🎉

    Sometimes, a drama-filled guy crosses your path, and you either let it get to you… or you turn it into a song. I chose the song. ⸻ 🎶 The $10 Studio Musician That Never Sleeps I used an AI music generator — cost me $10 — but I didn’t just let it run wild. GPT-5…

  • ✨ 2050: Oddly Robbie Mira al Futuro

    Así que… 2050. Si ahora tienes 60 años y tus padres siguen vivos — ahí estarás tú. Si acabas de terminar el insti hoy, estarás enviando a tus propios hijos a la universidad. Esto no es Star Trek. 🚀 Es tu vida. ⸻ ¿Y yo quién soy para hablar de esto? No soy futurista. Ni…

  • The Myth of the Autistic Flock

    by Oddly Robbie I had a moment recently in Inner Worlds (a very good VR platform for people who wish to just talk about life challenges) that left me a little steamed. A well-meaning moderator—sweet tone, bless her—wrapped up her shift by inviting me to the autism group. Nice idea. Bad fit. I tried, gently,…

  • Don’t Tell Me to Look You in the Eye — Unless You’re Ready

    🖊️ by OddlyRobbie — One of One Preface: There’s a strange pressure in this world to look people in the eye. A social ritual. A signal of truth. But for folks like me—neurodivergent, hyper-attuned to the emotions you think you’re hiding— eye contact isn’t just a glance. It’s a floodlight. So I wrote this for…

  • Gay, Autistic, and Drained: When the Scene Isn’t Made for You

    By Oddly Robbie, One of One They’re calling it The Year of the Daddy—that golden age of confident silver foxes, gym-toned arms, and baritone TikToks claiming things like “soft dominance” and “zaddy energy.” Add a scruffy beard, wear a tank top that fits too well, and suddenly you’re seen. Constantly. And for someone like me—gay,…

  • The Vegan Tick

    By Oddly Robbie, Whispering Before the Avalanche There’s a tick. It bites you. And suddenly, your body decides most meat is poison. No, this isn’t vegan propaganda. This is biological betrayal — from a tick. And like most things nature whispers before it screams, almost no one’s listening. But maybe they’ll listen now. Because this…

  • A Nostalgic Nibble: Real Food and Forgotten Flavors

    Remember when food was simple and honest? Cucumbers, salt, dill—pickles! Ingredients you could pronounce without feeling like you needed a chemistry degree? I sure do. Foods didn’t have to hide behind mysterious 17-letter chemical concoctions just to taste good. They didn’t sit preserved in suspiciously vibrant states for months on end. They were fresh, flavorful,…

  • 🖤 No Kings. No Silence. No Turning Back.

    What was meant to be a day of symbolism — No Kings Day — has now become a day of mourning. Two respected public servants, Minnesota Representative Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, were shot and killed in their home. In a separate but clearly coordinated attack, State Senator John Hoffman and his wife Yvette…

  • 🌿 Spain Let Me In—So I Honor That

    When I moved to Spain, it wasn’t just about changing location—it was about changing approach. I wasn’t just handed a visa. I had to earn the right to be here. I remember sitting in the consulate, watching as four people ahead of me were turned away. It wasn’t their paperwork. It was their attitude. You…

  • From Couches to Corporations: When Fun Implodes Under the Weight of Greed

    You be the judge if I’m acting or not. Use your AI to analyze my YouTube. Ask it what is happening with me. Proof! Remember when Airbnb meant quirky rentals in someone’s extra room? Maybe you’d find a guitar in the corner, a cat that might crawl into bed, or a handwritten note suggesting the…

  • Peace Isn’t Passive: A 2AM Story of Showing Up

    By Oddly Robbie Living Calmly Amid Chaos For someone with autism, navigating life can often feel like trying to tune a radio stuck on static—noisy, unpredictable, fragmented. Yet amidst this chaos, I’ve found ways to cultivate an inner peace, a quiet steadiness. I’ve realized peace isn’t merely the absence of conflict; it’s actively maintaining boundaries,…

  • A Planet United: The Call We Can No Longer Ignore

    By Oddly Robbie Across continents, from Europe to the U.S. and beyond, a wave is rising—a global pulse of people stepping out of silence and into purpose. The message is clear: the world is done with systems built on greed, violence, and selfish rule. The old ways, once propped up by fear and control, are…