Further proof that Dr. Chew Cannot Draw. Evidence from earlier times. (I also can't sing, which has not stopped me from regaling a Latin student... Read more →
Music
Where the Beach Boys Are
13 May 2014
After picking me up from BART and on the way uphill to my parents' house, Charlie turned on a few songs from the Beach Boys,... Read more →
They Also Serve Who Only
21 May 2013
Sometimes all one can do is what I'm doing right now, sit in a corner of the black couch by the front door and watch... Read more →
The Insomniac Soundtrack
19 May 2013
In anticipation of a visit from my parents, Charlie is having a bout of insomnia, proof that mind can work over matter -- over getting... Read more →
The Mix
17 January 2013
I finally got around to putting Arcade Fire on Charlie's iPad last year after the cameraman from the BBC (they were making this film; Charlie's... Read more →
Spelling Out the Différance
04 January 2013
At the start of the 21st century, it is expected that people can read. It is expected that, if they cannot read, they can be... Read more →
Gloria and Marathon
17 October 2012
As you've no doubt noticed, posting times, and posting generally, here have become erratic. The reason is, as routinely noted because it is become the... Read more →
Acceptance, Crisis and Extreme Love
27 September 2012
Wednesday was Charlie's third day on a wave of not sleeping. He did go to sleep after 3am, after hollering for his iPad and yelling... Read more →
Not Sleeping But Sure Wanting To
12 September 2012
At 3am, after a night of snacking, video watching, lying down and seeming to be asleep as it was very quiet in his room, getting... Read more →
Another Pogues-inspired Post
09 September 2012
23 1/2 miles on the bikes, 3 miles of walks, on a cooler breezy Sunday. More voices and presences in the house. Nervousness, some tears... Read more →
When Disney Is a Warning Sign
31 July 2012
To the unschooled, the progress that someone (this would be Charlie, who had a good school day on Monday though he was very tired) has... Read more →
Barney Off, REM On
21 July 2012
Friday night, Charlie summoned me to his room ('tickle, mommy'), pulled up the new Barney album I had just put on his iPad Thursday and... Read more →
The background to this post is the mysteries of male adolescence
09 July 2012
There were some whimpers (it it still hot just not as hot) but a Jersey horse trail bike path ride is always a good thing.... Read more →
Rage and Then New Music
06 July 2012
I put an Arcade Fire album on Charlie's iPad in January. He did not try once to listen to it till late Thursday night after... Read more →
Songs of Agitation and Nostalgia
14 June 2012
For the first time in some days, Charlie asked to 'type b teletubbies.' It was around midnight. It was also the first night in a... Read more →
Soundtrack to Saturday Morning (Reality Show Version)
28 April 2012
Charlie was up at 5am this Saturday morning. Actually, he may have been up since 2.30 am as I heard sounds from his room then;... Read more →
Sleeping In on a Saturday
21 April 2012
At 10am on Saturday, Charlie ran down the stairs to check in on Jim and me, and then promptly wrapped himself back in his blanket... Read more →
Music, Always Music
20 April 2012
I went to see my students performing 'Hairspray': An hour and a half of near-straight music. I came home to Charlie standing on the sidewalk... Read more →
Teletubbies and Jimi Hendrix, All In One Post
18 March 2012
Sunday is always an anticipatory day for Charlie as he readies himself for Monday and the return to school. Charlie being Charlie, the anticipating starts... Read more →
Feeling the Music
17 March 2012
Jim has a sixth sense for Charlie's internal states and moods and always has one eye on the rear view mirror when driving with Charlie... Read more →