The Mystery Spot

To say that I have written very little lately is an obvious understatement. I'm not even talking about updating this blog, but writing i...

Two weeks ago, I posted this about putting my son on an anti-psychotic medication. Wow, that's a sentence you never want to write as ...

The problems began in October. My son did not want to get dressed at his Mother's house to get ready for school. This escalated into a m...

The Scene: A child's bedroom, after dinner. The child and his father are seated on the floor. Father is opening a container of Legos. ...

It's been an active and at times exhausting summer. There's been travel to Buffalo and in my wife's case, Denver. Future travel ...

Finally had the time to watch this zeitgeist video segment last night. My son was on the couch, lying down and working on falling asleep. I ...

Anthony Bourdain's death was a blow on the bruise of Scott Hutchinson's. Both less than a month apart. Both had the signs, but many ...

Hope you all had a fine holiday. Despite my car accident (no one was hurt) it was a very good one. My lovely wife spoiled the heck out of me...

I am very self conscious about my guitar playing. I think I suck and there is very little that would convince me otherwise. When my son was ...

My son started school today and is technically in ninth grade. It's hard enough to let that try and sink in before realizing he will be ...

After my son's six year old iPad finally broke I replaced it. The music that was on the old one did not transfer over for whatever reaso...

The original Lunatic Asylum of Ohio was constructed in Columbus in 1835 on Columbus’ near east side. It burned down in 1868 and the rebuild ...

Revisionism, erasure, implied book burnings, not a fan. My Son hates ceiling fans, he has to be aware if they are on at all times. We have t...

It's still Autism Awareness Month, or Autism Awareness Day, ten days later. We hear most about the Autism Moms and how fierce their ad...

I’m not even sure if I’m aging out properly anymore. I’m not part of anyone’s demographic, unless something financial is needed from me. Unl...

Been ill most of the week, a lingering malaise of various internal organs. Each day I last about a half hour further before a quick fade out...

Blue's a nice color. It's a color in the Mets uniform and they start the season tomorrow. My Son is halfway between 14 and 15 and ha...

My Son will not eat solid food, but he will bite his nails. I guess this is a genetic trait. He may like high school more than I did, but he...

How does a parent tell their 14 year old non-verbal child that the world has changed? I’ve had to tell him about the deaths of Grandparents ...

We were in Paris, hanging out by the Eiffel Tower when my son disappeared. Emma and I went after him, for some reason my stepfather came wit...