It’s true: It’s sometimes harder to notice change that occurs right in front of you. Being around my kids every day, I am aware of the changes taking place of course, but sometimes it takes an event — discovering an old box of photos, a visit from a relative, an annual event, or a milestone […]
Read more "Calm Amid the Chaos"I titled Monday’s guest-post “This Is Why,” (If you haven’t read it yet, please do so. I promise it’s worth your time. Read it here) and it occurs to me I never alluded to the title in the post. I think that is worth revisiting. There were so many things that struck me about L’s […]
Read more "On ‘This Is Why’"Yesterday was the first day of school for our family. We made the kids pose for the obligatory photo and then sent our newly minted seventh- and eight-graders off to middle school. We’ve been at this school thing for a while now. Counting Ryan’s years in special services preschool, yesterday was his twelfth first day […]
Read more "Progress vs. Development"I’m a sap. I admit it. You need evidence? The song “Chasing Cars” by Snow Patrol always makes me cry. The song is about, I suspect, young love. About wanting to put yourself out there and tell someone how you feel about them but being afraid to do so. But that’s not what it means […]
Read more "Chasing Cars"This morning, I made my train by about 45 seconds, after a twenty-minute walk. In other words, I timed it perfectly. When I get off the train on which I am writing this post, I will walk uptown in New York, mostly on the edge of the streets, because, well, the sidewalks just move too […]
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Pucks and Puzzle Pieces 