Fear of the Deep End

I remember when I was just a grade-school boy. One of my favorite summertime activities was swimming. If I had a chance to be in the water, I would take it, even if it wasn't terribly hot outside. There was a community pool in our city, called Anderson Pool. For just...

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Win a New Kindle Paperwhite!

Do you love to read? Me too! Over the years, I've read more books than I can name and I look forward to reading many more. A few years ago, I reluctantly bought my first e-reader. It was the first Amazon Kindle. I didn't want to buy it because I enjoyed the tactile...

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Autism Relationships Conundrum

My middle son is 19 now. He is autistic. I wrote about him before, and about the lessons I've learned being his dad. He likes to draw. Above is a self-portrait he drew, looking pretty BA. He's actually a pretty nice guy, even though the drawing makes him look like...

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