“Simply because we were licked a hundred years before we started is no reason for us not to try to win.” --Harper Lee

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September 11, 2011: Silence

Sep 11, 2011 ~ Written by Russell ~ 3 Comments
On Sunday, September 16, 2001, I had the responsibility of coming up with words to fill the void that was very much alive and screaming from five days earlier. Those words were inadequate to the task. Yes, poets, priest and politicians all have words to thank for their position. And I have played, at some level, all three. But today requires [...]
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Wardynski “Doesn’t Know&#...

Jul 26, 2011 ~ Written by Russell ~ 7 Comments
At a stop on his “listening tour” (a part of his 60 Day Entry Plan) yesterday at 10:00am, I was able to ask Dr. Wardynski one direct question. I asked, “Dr. Wardynski, is the school system going to be in a place to meet the requirements of IEPs on August 8th?” To this question Dr. Wardynski responded, “I don̵ [...]
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Thank You Huntsville

May 06, 2011 ~ Written by Russell ~ Leave a Comment
Thank You Huntsville Wow, what a week. I’m sorry for having taken so long to post again, but I’ve been exhausted. So on my birthday, at the end of a week without power, without ice, without hot baths, without internet, without “WATCH TV” as the boy shouted just an hour into a week without TV, without hot food, without knowing where I migh [...]
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Lord of the Flies

Nov 22, 2009 ~ Written by Russell ~ 11 Comments
Lord of the Flies A thousand times a day, I have a reason to hate autism. When he’s bouncing on the trampoline, laughter peeling from his small frame, and the laughter turns to shrieks in between bounces for no apparent reason; I hate autism. When I try taking him into a store, and he starts pounding his head with his fists; I hate autism. When I want to talk [...]
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