road trip

My parents insist that I was a wonderful baby, but I know they are lying or suffering that special amnesia that makes the past look beautiful. Anytime I needed to sleep, they took me for a ride in the car until I fell asleep. It must have happened a LOT. Many decades later, I get […]

school calendar brouhaha

Since our school system is doing such a good job with graduation rates, literacy and other trivial issues, parents are being distracted by school calendars. Surveys were randomly sent to parents asking their opinion on the start and end dates for the school year. Apparently, having four school age children attending three different schools didn’t […]

Autism Awareness Day

My webhost crashed yesterday and I wasn’t able to make a lengthy, thoughtful post about Autism Awareness Day. Today, I am nursing a migraine and feeling a little terse. Shut up, Doug. So, my post is less from the heart and more from the hip. To all the doctors who suggested that my son would […]

search terms of the week

I have noticed a new trend in the search terms people use to get to my site. Although I still get a lot of readers trying to solve the mind bending dilemma of why Caillou is bald, I am now getting a lot of breastfeeding in public and breastfeeding cartoons searchers. I am happy to […]

Project LAN

Now that we are on the last lap of Tommy‘s High School experience, I frequently proclaim my love and affection for his school and all the people there. One of the only things Tommy has done outside of the classroom has been the LAN Club. The LAN teacher has gone above and beyond to teach […]