It occurs to me to occasional visitors to these parts may find all the references to various favorite teams confusing. Here’s a guide to the cast of characters on this site, and who they root for: Me (Neil) – I went to my first Washington Capitals game when I was four and was instantly hooked. […]
Read more "Our Hockey Rooting Interests, Explained"Note: the following is not intended to be a political post. I live in New Jersey. My property taxes are ridiculous. We have a Republican governor. In the past, we had Democratic governors … and ridiculous taxes. My annual mortgage escrow statement arrived in the mail the other day. I set it aside to look […]
Read more "Of Special Education and Taxes"It’s the question that has no good answer. “But what do I do now?” It is one of Ryan’s most common inquiries. And when he asks it, it means he is bored. Typically, the question comes after we have prodded him to get ready for some activity — say one of Riley’s soccer games — […]
Read more "Just a Little Patience"Saturday night, my house. Everyone else is asleep. I am gathering the Mother’s Day cards the kids made to place with my card and our gift for the morning. I read through the cards. Riley’s is beautiful, with a flower that has fold-out petals, each containing a different wonderful attribute of Veronica’s. It is carefully […]
Read more "Mother’s Day, According to Ryan"Like a lot of kids on the autism spectrum, creativity is not exactly Ryan’s strong suit. When he was a toddler we watched him like a hawk, hoping to see signs of imaginative play emerge. He liked to play with toy cars. All right, he liked to line up toy cars. We tried to expand […]
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Pucks and Puzzle Pieces 