The Mystery Spot

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...

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...

Bill Hurley was connected to life. A very intelligent man of many talents. He came to Writers Block a few years ago and he earned and deser...

Sleep has once again become a challenge with my son. The last couple of weeks he has been going to bed early enough, around 10-10:30 but wak...

There’s a growing tedium about social media for me these days. It’s become Social Issues Media with so many posting links about ideas they...

Dealing with 4:30AM jet lag is not a good time, but I am finally on vacation. While United Airlines continues to suck in communication with ...

It has not really been quiet but there's not much for me to say about the busy. We've had my son the past two weeks and that's k...

When he's not awake after 4-5 hours of sleep at 3-4 in the morning my son is usually quite sweet. The teenage years are here even though...

Last night he got to bed around 11, woke up just after 2AM, fell asleep less than an hour later. It did not really matter much as school w...

Having a child with an erratic sleep pattern is a long cause of stress in our lives. His problem here is night waking, in which a couple of ...

After a night in which he fell asleep at 10, woke up and 2AM and did not go back to sleep until about 4:30. No one told me having a child ...

My Stepfather came to town for an all too brief visit over the weekend. He brought a few of my old records with him, and an old case of 45...

The worst part of getting a colonoscopy is the preparation. The items you have to ingest to clear the system, and in a competitive eating ti...

After too many nights of interrupted sleep caused by my son not sleeping through the night we've decided to try something new. When he w...

If I insist my son eat, sleep, use the toilet and try to communicate with the world in a meaningful manner I have to be nothing less than a ...

Went to bed later than usual last night, watched the Saints beat the Eagles on a last second kick. Woke up at 6:30 unable to go back to slee...

Resolutions really are not my thing, they lead to disappointment. Sure, I'd like to drop 30-40 pounds, live a more authentic life that i...

My son's sleep cycle has been erratic again. He has been waking up around 4AM after going to bed between 10-11. He has not been staying ...

My son is not happy when his mother is not there to pick him up off the bus. That means he's staying with me, and stepmom, and he does n...