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Sharks Do Get Cancer
It amazes me how certain myths stick while others don’t. We used to believe: Sharks don’t get cancer (they do, anyone volunteering to put on their sunscreen?) Bananas grow on trees (no, they’re berries...
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Spock, you made it cool to be different
My own little teen Spock has been ill with a cold for the last few days. Then the news today, Spock/Leonard Nimoy (most famous for Star Trek, but also a fascinating director/writer/photographer/singer,...
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There are worse things I could do
Spring has sprung, the grass has riz and everywhere the birdies is. That was my Dad’s way of letting us know, it was Spring. On this beautiful Spring-like day, I’m settling for the sin of cleaning....
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March Madness Spring Fling Blog Party
Depending on where you are, this week is: Spring Break, March Break, March Madness, Spring Equinox, St. Patrick’s Day or maybe it’s just March. So for our own form of March Madness, a Spring Fling to...
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Take your time, hurry up
Last night, as I checked on my beautiful boy, now so grown up, I noted again that time has raced by yet he still looks like my baby when he’s asleep. Having a child with Autism, those sleep times give...
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Now You’re Just Some Bunny That I Used To Know
What motivates us? I’m sure the answer is different for everyone. Praise. Power. People. Passion. Puzzles. Possessions. Prestige. Punishment. Pleasure. Position. Politics. Possibilities. I know what...
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O-o-h Child Things Are Gonna Get Easier…
In the dusty sanctuaries of erudition (cooler word than knowledge, which is sooo five centuries ago)… black and white, truth and lies live comfortably, side by side, lined up…we, elbow to elbow, heads...
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Happy Mother’s Day – I Just Ate Your Gift
Someone asked me the things I would have done differently as a Mom. I could lie and say nothing, I was perfect, but it’s not true. I would have cared a lot less about what people said. I would have...
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Plan To Be Spontaneous Today
In the summer, readers run away from blogs like swimmers running out of the water away from the shark in Jaws (We’re going to need a bigger blog). So what do you do in a blogging slump? Post more?...
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Blog Your Way
Seeing is believing, or is it believing is seeing? Or not seeing is believing? I’m confused. There are things we can’t see that we believe in, and things we can’t see we don’t believe in. How do we...
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Dancing In The Dark
“Making your way in the world today takes everything you’ve got. Taking a break from all your worries, sure would help a lot. Wouldn’t you like to get away? Sometimes you want to go Where everybody...
View ArticleTra La La, Tra La La, La
Tra la la, tra la la, la Tra la la, tra la la, la Tra la la, tra la la, la One banana, two banana, three banana, four All bananas make a split, so do many more…. Flipping like a pancake, popping like a...
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Sherlock
Just the name is shiver-inducing. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s timeless masterpiece continues to capture the imagination of millions worldwide and so the adaptations of the occupants of 221B Baker Street...
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15 Things I’m Aware of on World Autism Awareness Day
1. April is Autism Awareness Month. 2. April 2nd is World Autism Awareness Day. 3. Today and all through April there will be more talk, more posts, more ads, more stuff sold, more people arguing about...
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Planet of the Apes and Philosophy
The first thing most people think of when thinking About Planet of the Apes is Charlton Heston’s celebrated overacting as Taylor saying, “Take your stinking paws off me, you damn dirty ape!”, but...
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All Cats Have Asperger Syndrome
Sometimes simple and straightforward are best. All Cats Have Asperger Syndrome by Kathy Hoopmann (Jessica Kingsley Publishers) explains Asperger’s Syndrome perfectly. And it has adorable pictures of...
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My 1 Year Blogaversary!
August 8, 2013 wow, that seems like a lifetime ago. That blog post was, Fibromyalgia is a Four Letter Word (it still is). https://yadadarcyyada.com/2013/08/08/fibromyalgia-is-a-four-letter-word/ Since...
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It’s A Cat’s World…Adjust
It’s World Cat Day and I think that’s a tad unfair, isn’t everyday Cat Day, well, at least they think so. I don’t currently share my home with any feline characters unless I count my son who has...
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Rock Paper Scissors Lizard Spock
I think it’s tragic that people have so many prejudices, especially about things they don’t understand. They don’t know what they’re missing. Have you even known someone with: ALS, MS, Parkinson’s...
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Been There. Done That. Try This!
There are so many things we want to teach our children. Love. Hope. Caring. Compassion. Empathy. Life skills. Listening. Learning. Reciprocity. Understanding. Manners. With a child with Asperger’s...
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