Father’s Day Hockey in Paradise

I hope everyone had a nice Father’s Day. Even though we are in the middle of a new, it-gets-worse-before-it-gets-better disciplinary approach with Ryan, who is somewhat of a behavioral rut of late, I managed to enjoy my weekend immensely. I used the Father’s Day card to log plenty of time in front of the television […]

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This Is Hard

The school year is ending. There will be a new school next year. Anxiety is running high (among the parents — even higher with the son.) One doctor thinks he should stop taking meds. Another thinks he should continue. Behavior is very trying. Lots of resistance and outright refusal to do what has been asked. […]

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So Much I Want To Tell You

There will be no Game 7, as I’m sure most of you know. The Devils finally got themselves into a situation from which they could not recover. They took a bad early penalty, gave up three power-play goals in a five-minute stretch, and the Kings never looked back. The final score was 6-1. I know […]

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Time For One More Memory?

I am incredibly privileged to get to attend the NHL’s major events like the Stanley Cup Final, the Winter Classic, and the All-Star Game. And while I spend the majority of these events watching the games on television in a work area underneath the stands, I always try to make it out to the arena […]

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Not Going Gently

Do not go gentle into that good night, Old age should burn and rave at close of day; Rage, rage against the dying of the light. — The first verse of the famous Dylan Thomas poem we’ve all been given a gift tonight: at least three more days of hockey season. #treasureit #becauseitsthecup — Tweet […]

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