My Development Site
This is my Development site. I just learned how to write web apps. Click here to check it out.My Photography Site
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Recent Posts
- An Early Spring
- Pivoting
- What Makes a Good Programmer?
- Halfway There
- Defensiveness is not a Virtue
- I Have an Itch
- Embracing My Square Peg
- And So It Begins
- Network’s Antonym: Separate
- Chicago in December
- Got Symptoms?
- I Took those Photographs in a Mirror
- Out with the Old, In with the New!
- Let’s Play Pretend
- Thoughts on Work-Life Balance
Category Archives: Parenting
Thoughts on Work-Life Balance
I am working toward reestablishing my IT career and as a single parent with three teenagers, the notion of work-life balance is something that has been on my mind quite a lot, particularly during the past week. Last week was … Continue reading
Posted in Career, Happiness, Parenting, Photography
Tagged balance, career, community, death, IT career, life, parenting, photography portfolio, programming, security, software development, teamwork, work, work life balance
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Too Soon
One precious family in our community suffered a terrible, horrible loss yesterday. I found out about it at 12:30 am last night. Everyone is in shock. The brutal death of a fourteen year-old classmate who, after school, likely walked into her home as it … Continue reading
Posted in Parenting, Uncategorized
Tagged community, crime, grief, high school, loss, murder, norman rockwell, senseless death, tragedy
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On the Road to High School
It’s 5 p.m. and I’ve had a full day but it’s not quite over yet. I’ve already made six trips to the high school and there’s one more to go before my day is over. Here’s the twist: school doesn’t … Continue reading
Posted in ADHD, Diet, Happiness, Parenting
Tagged chocolate milk, high school, kindergarten, man-child, school registration, school taxi, snacks, train crossing, two campuses, walking to school
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That Groovy Feeling
I have been thinking a lot lately about the notion that people do what they do because of how it makes them feel. Sounds simple, eh? I’m not so sure. I guess you could say this is one of my … Continue reading
Posted in Happiness, I Have Questions, Parenting, Understanding
Tagged asking why, behavior, facebook, feelings, how you feel, humanities, instinct, irwin federman, love, parenting, psychology, relationships, sociology, speculation, understanding
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The Girl Can Sing
…And now for something completely different… Heather Russell, ten years old, Canadian. Unbelievably talented. Worth the two minutes. Enjoy. Share and Enjoy:
Posted in Happiness, Parenting, Uncategorized
Tagged canadian, every step of the way, heather, heather russell, musician, performance artist, russell, singer, vocalist
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The Tale of One Family
Today, I happened upon this article. It is about a couple, Alan and Marlene Wright, residents of the U.K. who lost their only son at the age of 14. They subsequently adopted two young half-brothers who had been neglected and … Continue reading
Posted in ADHD, Hair Testing, Parenting, Symptoms
Tagged adhd, andrew hall cutler, carjacking, conduct disorder, ddi hair test, defiant, disorder, doctor's data, genes, genetics, hair elements, hyperactive, marlene wright, mental illness, nature vs nurture, odd, oppositional, prison, violence
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Anyone Else Living as Two People?
Last month, someone posted a comment on the Yahoo Autism-Mercury forum about living two lives with a child that regressed into severe autism. This post is heart-wrenching along with the follow-up which you can read here. This is just one … Continue reading
Blood Lead Tests for Children: Many False Negatives
Blood lead tests are recommended in my state for young children going into preschool, daycare, or kindergarten. For our community, the tests are often waved by the parent(s) and pediatrician unless there is a principal reason to suspect lead exposure. Despite my … Continue reading
Posted in ADHD, Hair Testing, Lead, Parenting
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Diet and Behavior: First Clues
In 2001, I noticed that there was something universally out of sorts with our family. Among other clues, it was apparent that we had a penchant for being overly sensitive and easy to anger. In the summer of 2002, when … Continue reading
Posted in ADHD, Diet, Parenting, Symptoms
Tagged anger, bad behavior, diet connection, gfcf, heavy metal toxicity, sugar
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