After further review…My final look at Oregon-Stanford

I meant to write this post yesterday, but work and lack of sleep (Stone woke me up at 4 am) meant an early bedtime and no blogging. But now that sufficient time has passed and I’ve had to wade through the expected “expert” analysis of the Ducks loss at Stanford, I thought I’d offer one […]

Stanford breaks Oregon’s heart(s) yet again: what went wrong in Palo Alto

Heading into tonight game between Stanford and Oregon, I was like most Duck fans and college football pundits in expecting the Ducks to easily cover the 11 point spread in this year’s contest. Boy, I have never been so wrong in my life when it came to predicting a college football game. I chalked up […]

Keeping It Real: When Autism Bites

The majority of my posts and updates about Stone tend to be positive and optimistic – I love sharing the notes emailed to us from his teachers and therapists that showcase some of the progress he’s made in any given area – no matter how small. And the response I receive from this sharing is […]

Autism and Siblings: A Generation That Will Change The World

With more than 1 in 88 kids in the US now being diagnosed on the Autism spectrum, it’s impossible to find anyone who hasn’t been touched by it in some way – either through neighbors, friends or relatives. And as challenging and difficult as it may be for us parents to cope with all that […]