Ever since that moment a few weeks ago at the Springfield Falcons game, the one when Ryan reached deep into the astonishing depths of his memory to recall the exact date and situation that he last knew of a hockey goalie giving up four goals on seven shots, we have been talking more than usual […]
Read more "Another ‘For Him, or For Me’ Moment"In my field, we hire people with a very specific skill set. They need to know the subject matter, of course, and they need a range of technical abilities. They also need to be able to express a written thought. The majority of people I work with will never get a byline. But their writing […]
Read more "Some Words Matter More Than Others"The scene: Friday night, nearing 10 p.m., in the family car on the way to my parents’ house. Veronica and I had a wedding to attend a few hours away this weekend and my parents graciously agreed to take the kids. We opted to go down Friday night and save us an hour off our […]
Read more "You Lost Me at Hyperbole"A few weeks ago, Ryan said he wanted a pair of Air Jordans — a by-product of sitting with a different group of kids at lunch, and wanting to be like them. Veronica and he browsed the Nike Web site and found the perfect pair — a retro model the was kinda/sorta in San Jose […]
Read more "Social Currency on His Feet"Everything in Ryan’s room is disorganized. Months-old school worksheets mix with notes from some hockey box score in piles across the desk and bookshelves. Every so often we make him go through the exercise of “keep it/trash it” to prevent the piles from growing too large or for some key homework assignment from going missing. […]
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Pucks and Puzzle Pieces 