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The Drop-Off

Today we celebrate another small victory, another small sign of progress that might have otherwise slipped past unnoticed, were it not for the lens that I have learned to use to view such things. Where to begin? Because there are no Little Things, let me count all the bits of awesomeness this weekend included. Ryan […]

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Ryan on the Sharks hompeage

Ryan on the Sharks hompeage

That’s Joe Thornton. That’s my son. That’s the Sharks official Web site. That’s my son on the homepage of the Sharks official web site. Click photo to see the full story.

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It’s the Thought That Counts

I had a birthday the other day. Not a milestone one, but rather a run-of-the-mill, another-year-older-and-slower one. I was thrilled when Veronica and the kids “surprised” me at the train station after work and took me to dinner at the local diner. It was a perfect cap to a low-key day — a meal with […]

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Don’t Call It a Comeback

Grades are a thing that Ryan has become interested in over the last few years. He’s gone from not bothering to tell us that he made his school’s honor list to actively tracking his grades online in the hopes of remaining on the honor roll. We are, of course, tremendously proud of him. Not so […]

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Merry Stress-mas

As I write this post, I’m sitting out my third major commuter train delay of the week. Happy holidays! This is always a stressful time of year. It seems like we manage to turn what should be a quiet time spent with family into a rat race. Presents, holiday cards, teacher gifts. Endless baking (for […]

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