So, for years, we’ve worried about the effects of divorce on our kids. And, what fighting between parents can do to various children.
Continue reading I pulimented a mopar…
Autism. One of the scariest words uttered to a parent. The disease is manifested by poor social interactions (including little verbal communication), and often accompanied with repetitive behaviors by the child. And, the problem is that diagnosing autism spectrum disorders (ASD, as they are formally termed) – at least, right now- requires psychological evaluation by experts, and that typically occurs after the child may be too old to provide it the best chance to develop (almost) normally.
Continue reading A test for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)?
Yes, I’m breaking into my queue. Something I don’t do very often.
This past Sunday, while I was celebrating with my son (and my family) his graduation from the University of Michigan (Go Blue!), my cousin, Hartley (Lee) Adrian Schwartzberg, died. I hadn’t seen him- or his family- in a while (he livesd in Florida). I have tried to keep in touch, though. (Facebook is NOT as good as being there, nor is eMail.) And, I’ve thought of him and his brother, my other close cousin, often.
Continue reading Lee Adrian… (Hartley A. Schwartzberg, DO)
So, after 20 years- I’m leaving MSN. I once was proud to be among those promoting Microsoft and its products- but over the past few years, the systems employed by the firm have become onerous, ponderous, and intrusive.
Continue reading Microsoft has changed
So, we’ve gone paperless- almost. We’ve got our computer, printer, and scanner. But, now we have to address the software we need to accomplish our goal.
Continue reading Going Paperless- Part II
Why should you go paperless? There are so many reasons. The first and primary reason is that everyone has access to the documents they need- even if they are not in the office. The second is that documents can be easily password protected and backed up- where they can be found. (How would you protect a paper document in a file? Lock the file?)
Continue reading We’re going to go paperless…REALLY!
What a weekend this will be. It feels like it was a second ago this young child was born. But, no- he is almost 22 now. The youngest of the brood. About to graduate from the University of Michigan. His first choice- no, his only choice- school.
Continue reading Pomp and Circumstance.
You know the terror in a parent’s eyes when their baby arrives prematurely. Those babies have, at best, a tenuous hold on life and a long period of hospitalization, before they really can survive on their own. Some 500,000 premature births occur annually – about 1 in every 9 births here in the US. And, then, there’s also the problem when well-meaning therapies are not explained well.
Continue reading Music to soothe the soul…
It’s amazing what can happen when a corporation has a slew of professionals that do nothing but make sure that their tax bill is very low- zero would be ideal. Oh, I know, we all want to pay the lowest amount of taxes- but companies like GE have managed to pay no taxes, in spite of their profits.
Continue reading How a business can pay no taxes
My house is replete with art. Mostly paintings, but sculpture and crafts are also present. My dining room affords one with the beauty to augment the conversation and tasty morsels with which I- and my guests- enjoy the evening.
Continue reading Let the Art Shine In…