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Fourteen years ago today, I made the best decision of my life when I married Veronica. I knew from the first day we met how compatible we were. We met in a sports bar during the NCAA tournament, and one of our first trips together was to see…
I always enjoy coming home from work on grocery day. With kids in the house, and a daughter with a sweet-tooth to rival my own, I never know what new treats I’ll find in the pantry. Plus, Riley is not big fan of sharing her desserts, but when the cookie package is relatively full, it’s […]
Read more "Early Signs, Revisited"It is often said that if you know one person with autism, well, then you know one person with autism. That is to say, the autism experience has common elements, but no two persons’ autism is exactly the same. Ryan is towards the mild end of the spectrum. He has language. He is progressing well […]
Read more "People Who Matter: Joe the Barber"It was a weekend full of Olympic disappointment. After the magic of last Saturday’s U.S. win over Russia, which we experienced together, and Ryan’s excitement over Team USA’s berth in the semifinals against Canada on Friday, well, things didn’t exactly go as planned. Ryan made it through school Friday without learning of the USA-Canada result […]
Read more "I’m Still Learning"What are my North American readers doing at noon ET today? You do know the U.S. plays Canada in the men’s Olympic hockey semifinal, right? Winner gets a berth in the gold medal game Sunday morning. I mean everyone is planning to watch, right? Right? Let me do my part to grow the game of […]
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