Archive for May, 2009

‘Attach’ed at the hip

So who remembers “Blossom” from back in the day?  The trendy little teen with all her hats? It seems that Mayim Bialik, the actress who played her, recently needed a makeover,  and will be unveiling her new look on What Not to Wear tonight. What struck me about the brief interview above was her statement [...]

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The wide, wide world of sports

One of the suggestions we got from the autism whisperers back in the early days was to see if we could get the Captain involved with sports. You know, the theory being that if he was really good at baseball, then the other boys would let some of the other strange behavior slide. That was, [...]

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It’s a small world

Back when I had my first round of children, I had great dreams for them. I just knew they’d be concert pianists or famous actresses or….who knew what? The days and weeks and months and years passed and they did many wonderful things–got awards, graduated from college, produced healthy children. These accomplishments were duly noted [...]

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As time goes by

And so you and I, We watch our years go by We watch our sweet dreams fly, Far away but maybe someday… I don’t know when, but we will dream again And we’ll be happy then Till our time just drifts away  (Harry Chapin, Dreams Go By) It’s a good thing humans celebrate their milestones: [...]

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Speak up!

Commitment is a wonderful thing. Whether you’re talking about marriage, a job, a faith, parenthood, any cause–the willingness to commit openly and faithfully is admirable. Especially if it’s unpopular or out of the norm. I applaud those who continue to speak out against vaccines for their children with autism, those who rally against the war [...]

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