Fighting Monsters with Rubber Swords

Today at Support for Special Needs : Excerpt:   Schuyler's percussion teacher doesn't sign, but rather reads lips. That's no...

This morning, over at Support for Special Needs : "Sometimes we don’t ask too many questions. Sometimes we don’t pick apart the decis...

Bugles sang, saddening the evening air, And bugles answered, sorrowful to hear. Voices of boys were by the river-side. Sleep mothered th...

To help make up for the sad, gloomy Grim Reapy nature of that last post, here's a little something that Schuyler and I did tonight while...

Earlier this week, Schuyler and I went down to San Antonio to see our dear friends Jim and Kim, Schuyler's godparents. (Or whatever we a...

Yesterday, Schuyler had a very good day. Mostly. After a semester of hard work, Schuyler's beginning band class held an in-school re...

Much of the life of a special needs parent involves anticipating the worst case scenarios and avoiding them if possible. It never stops, an...

I've had a piece of music in my head for a few weeks now, and I thought I would share it with you tonight because, well, it's on my ...

All parents have a narrative for their children. Some are blatant and perhaps a little horrible, like the ones on a television show that Jul...

Schuyler Originally uploaded by Citizen Rob . The monster was unusually present this weekend, albeit held at bay. Schuyler partici...

"Paths of Glory" Originally uploaded by Citizen Rob . I haven't written about this before now, mostly because I know ...

Speaking of music I like, NPR is featuring Andrew Bird on their website. Specifically, they're focusing on a song from his new album, ...

Originally uploaded by Citizen Rob . I know I've been quiet lately. I suspect that's not going to change any time soon. Wa...

100 years of Shostakovich Originally uploaded by Citizen Rob . I would be a bad bad Prophet of Dmitri if I didn't take note of th...

The Things You Love Will Destroy You, by Luke Chueh Originally uploaded by Citizen Rob . Tables and Chairs by Andrew Bird If we c...

Powerlines at sunset Originally uploaded by Citizen Rob . Tonight is my last night as music manager at The Monolith. This weekend I...

The Red Stick Ramblers Originally uploaded by Citizen Rob . I have a musical confession to make today. Do you know the old big band...