Those few of you in my inner circle know how I write pages for CTMQ. I think about what I’m going to write maybe in the car or shower, gather any materials or websites I’ll reference, sit down and type fast. I write them very quickly; never really proofreading or stopping along the way. I may wait a day or two (or … [Read more...]
Essay: It Just Tears Me Up
Note: I wrote this essay way back in January 2009, pretty much just for the heck of it. I submitted it to Newsweek but only received a "Thanks, but we're changing the format of "My Turn." Good luck." I never did anything with it and totally forgot about it until about 20 minutes ago because I've been feeling guilty … [Read more...]
SMS in the News
Here is a collection of news stories I've found over the years about SMS. Some are good, some are excellent. I urge you to take a few minute to watch and read them. Also note some of the commenters; particularly the ones who claim SMS is "cured" via "better parenting" or "a good pastor." SMS is hard enough to deal with … [Read more...]
April 2009 Update
Damian Update I have the ability to see where and infer why people come to this blog from various search engines. If I'm in the mood, I can check things like how much time those readers spend on each page. One page that gets a lot of traffic is my page about Damian... Much of it comes from people searching for … [Read more...]
Overview: Smith-Magenis Syndrome
*I have borrowed heavily from Taylor's mom's website as well as PRISMS for this page. Smith-Magenis is a rare syndrome that only 600 people in the world have been diagnosed with - but many more probably have. It is caused by the missing piece of genetic material from chromosome 17p11.2 or from a mutation of the … [Read more...]
Damian
I figured it would be prudent to write a little blurb about my son, Damian, and some of the special challenges Hoang and I face raising him. I have hinted throughout CTMQ that he's a little bit different from other kids his age which has prompted some emailed questions. "Why don't you take him to this or that … [Read more...]