Third grade was an interesting one for me at Bene. It was the year I “skipped a grade” and was moved up to be with a 4th grade class. Six of us had that privilege — three boys and three girls — and I think all six ended up with more of an “education” than [...]

My boy Daniel just turned 3 a couple of weeks ago. Birthday party, of course. I was pushing for Chuck E. Cheese, but his mom won out and we had his party at home. Of course, it started raining, so we had to move all activities indoors, including piñata whacking. Guess who had to hold [...]

I have no idea what this story has to do with anything – no lessons or morals or point really – but, I figure, I’m getting older, so better than even chance that I’ll forget this eventually, or considering my sensory challenges, the odds of me actually getting hit by a bus while crossing the [...]