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 […]
Read more "Time For One More Memory?"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 […]
Read more "Not Going Gently"In a lot of ways I have a very traditional marriage. I work full-time, Veronica works part-time. She cooks and does the vast majority of the housework. She does the grocery shopping. I manage the finances. I used to cut the grass until I got lazy enough to pay someone to do it for me. […]
Read more "Season’s End"Lots of parents of kids on the autism spectrum talk about their lives as a “roller-coaster ride” — and it certainly is full of ups and downs. Then again, so are most people’s lives. What makes this metaphor particularly apt is that not only does a roller coaster go up and down, but the it […]
Read more "The Roller Coaster Thing"I should have written this post when we got home from the Devils game Friday night, when the memory was still fresh. Before we spent much of the next two days negotiating with Ryan over all manner of behaviors: Wishing he would come outside and join his cousins in the pool Watching him explode every […]
Read more "This Is What Happiness Looks Like"
Pucks and Puzzle Pieces 