Fighting Monsters with Rubber Swords

October 31, 2009 | 2009 Texas Book Festival | Austin TX Saving Your Children: Dads on an Uncertain Mission (l-r) Antonio Ruiz-Camacho (mo...

Amelia Originally uploaded by Citizen Rob This is the beginning of a busy weekend, beginning with an event tonight at Legacy Books here in P...

Since we'll be in Austin on Halloween for the Texas Book Festival, here's one more reason for you to come. You'll get to meet A...

Schuyler had a day off for parent-teacher conferences today, so Julie and I took the day off as well. After a brief and painless meeting, w...

The first (and most crucial) parts of Schuyler's Halloween costume arrived in the mail yesterday. When we began the whole "What do ...

Julie, Schuyler and I (" Team Schuyler ", naturally) have decided to participate in the 2009 Childhood Apraxia Walk in Fort Worth,...

I just realized that today is Columbus Day, and in doing so, I remembered writing about this holiday once. When I went and looked it up, I ...

You know, sometimes I hate being right . NBC Cancels Well-Regarded ‘Southland’ Today, NBC canceled one of the best-reviewed shows of recent ...

Saving Your Children: Dads on an Uncertain Mission with Michael Greenberg, Rupert Isaacson, and Robert Rummel-Hudson Date: Saturday, October...

Schuyler in the Dallas Morning News Originally uploaded by Citizen Rob I just read post by Anne Newman on the "Working Parents" bl...

NPR reported on a new study (" Does Spanking Make Kids Dumber? ") by Murray Straus, professor of sociology at the University of Ne...

September 24, 2009 Author appearance The Authors Express Event Sponsored by the Wylie and Sachse Public Libraries Bart Peddicord Community C...

A little girl and her sea monster Originally uploaded by Citizen Rob First of all, Schuyler's ARD meeting went very well, as they usuall...

A little girl and her sea monster Originally uploaded by Citizen Rob There's a word that people in the disability community get very wor...

Okay, I was wrong. The White House has released the text of President Obama's speech to schoolkids tomorrow, and the Conservatives wer...

(From the Dallas Morning News Plano Blog, emphasis theirs) PISD reverses decision, will show Obama speech 4:49 PM Fri, Sep 04, 2009 Matthew...

Yesterday, former First Lady Laura Bush announced the author lineup for the 2009 Texas Book Festival , and lo and behold, I was on the list....

The Plano Independent School District initially planned to broadcast President Obama's September 8 address to the nation's school ch...

So I've been having a pretty sorry run of luck in recent years where television is concerned. This past year or so has been particularly...

I'm bracing myself for the Conservative backlash against the commemorations already beginning in honor of Senator Edward Kennedy, who pa...