Measles cases in the U.S. are at the highest level in more than a decade, with nearly half those cases resulting from parents who rejected vaccinations.  Wall Street Journal story The U.S. typically sees only one outbreak of measles every year, affecting 10 to 20 people. In the past seven months, there have been seven [...]

Those of you who have met Toby in “real life” know that he is very well-mannered. To give you an idea of Toby’s level of patience, our friends’ 18-month-old inadvertently (isn’t everything that 18-months-olds do inadvertent?) stomped on Toby’s foot. Toby just looked at him sweetly as if to say, “Dear child, I know you [...]

I just watched a great interview with Debbie Phelps about her son Michael’s ADHD. She said that swimming was a perfect sport for him because the lanes are marked and narrow and there is a “T” on the floor of the pool to follow. She said he is able to be in his element. I [...]

Here’s an interview with Olympian Michael Phelps’ mom in Additude magazine.  She discusses his diagnosis of ADHD and how she used sports to channel his extra energy. Phelps won his tenth gold medal last night. The interview is on the second page of the article. Many times I see that parents have enrolled their child in sports [...]

It’s been two years now since Dave and Brian died. I still miss them terribly. A couple of days ago I woke up in the middle of the night and just felt this profound sense of loss. Whenever I see something about the Red Sox, Patriots, or Bruins I think of them. Whenever I’m in [...]

I just saw you get interviewed by Bob Costas during the Olympics coverage.  While I was pleasantly surprised that you were actually articulate, you need to SIT UP STRAIGHT.  You slouched and leaned in your chair for the whole interview.  Not only that, but when you slouched, your coat was all bunched up in odd [...]

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Toby and Lucy have plenty of toys. Lucy has roughly 6 Squirrely Squirrels. (For more info on said Squirrels, go here.) Toby will not admit to liking the S. Squirrels. He pretends they do not exist. Toby and Lucy also have myraid other doggie entertainment toys. But their favorite game? Hide-and-Seek. I was reading online [...]