Everyone Who’s Old
A man in his mid-eighties gets out of the passenger seat of a gray car parked in a handicap space at a Chase Bank. Itās one of his regular outings. Every week, he and his wife get cash by driving a mile...Read More →
Donāt Let Zoox Take My Uber Driver!
During our recent five-day trip to Cape Town, we got around on foot and by Uber. We rode with a dozen different drivers, three of whom were local and the rest immigrants from various countries, including...Read More →
Dear Meta: Please Let Me Speak to a Person
Is anyone out there? Can anyone hear me? I feel like the Titanicās crew member calling in the dark from his rowboat, frantically trying to locate a live person in the ice-cold North Atlantic Ocean....Read More →
My Autistic Son’s Obsession With Asking Where People AreĀ From
My son Diego and I were getting off the chairlift at a ski resort outside Salt Lake City when I felt a pull on my jacket, followed by a snap. A moment later, I heard a voice behind me. āYour gloves,ā ...Read More →
I Fell for an Online Scam. Here’s What It FeltĀ Like
A few days ago, I fell prey to a scam, an elaborate scheme to steal my Instagram account and Facebook page, and any private information they contain, including financial data. The experience unsettled...Read More →
What I Learned About Life (and Compost) at theĀ Dump
Because Iām a person who believes that individual sustained action, no matter how modest, can make a difference, last year I decided to begin disposing of my homeās food scraps at a composting collection...Read More →
This Was Supposed to Be a Different Post
"Doubt is not a pleasant condition, but certainty is an absurd one." Voltaire I was supposed to finish and publish my āyear-ahead and year-just-goneā post on Sunday. Then Venezuela āand confusionā...Read More →
Naked and Dancing
Following a visit to the Botero Museum in BogotĆ” with my 31-year-old autistic son, I was curious to know what he made of the plush ladies Botero liked to paint and sculpt. āSo, Diego,ā I said, āWhat...Read More →
What a Micro Bikini and 20 Piercings Taught Me
I was walking at the beach recently when two women knee-deep in the water caught my attention. Their backs toward me, one wore a one-piece bathing suit, while the other was NAKED! At least thatās what...Read More →
Expectations: Celebrating My Sonās ProgressāThen Foolishly Grieving Its Limits
My son Diego, whoās autistic and intellectually disabled, was 31 when I heard him engage in his best phone exchange ever. āDiego, I think you need to get a haircut this week,ā I said to him one Monday...Read More →