Topic: family

"I'm gluten free…" That's how my 15-year-old starts his order at every restaurant. He has Celiac disease and gets very ill...

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Donovan was diagnosed with Noonan Syndrome when he was just five months old. His gastroenterologist heard a heart murmur, which caused her t...

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True story. While trekking between San Francisco’s Coit Tower and Lombard Street, we passed a group of Japanese tourists exiting their bus. ...

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Last week, Donovan turned 9. Since we were in California during his birthday, we’ve had a bit of a delayed celebration back home. Since D-ma...

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Saturday evening my family and I returned from our two-week California vacation. Five nights in Los Angeles, two in Paso Robles (if you ever...

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Last Saturday, Norah’s band, the Major Minors, played to a packed courtyard outside the legendary Grog Shop . And boy did the crowd have a ...

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One of the elements of my kids’ school that I like most is that the curriculum provides many opportunities for public speaking at every grad...

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This weekend is a big one for Norah. Today, she graduates from 5th grade and walks across the quad to become a middle schooler. And tomorrow...

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I write a lot about music (particularly for a legal blog), which means that if you are any sort of regular reader, you read a lot about musi...

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I love my kids’ school. Each year, the 5th grade math class ends with what is known as the “Million Dollar Project.” Each student is given a...

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Snow day! Norah went to bed with PJs on backwards last night (and received her wish; now please use your time wisely to work on homework)....

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On Friday, Rhett Miller, lead singer of my favorite band, the Old 97’s, and undoubtedly one of the good guys, held a Reddit AMA . I asked ...

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Earlier this week, Kurt Cobain would have turned 50 years old. Uncoincidentally, also earlier this week Norah stepped in for an absent bandm...

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I am a Valentine’s Day scrooge. Yet, for someone who goes out of his way to avoid this forced and commercialized celebration of love, I’...

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Last weekend was School of Rock weekend for the Hyman family. My kids showed a packed club what they’ve been working on for the past four mo...

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Holy cow, has it really been three weeks since I last posted a weekly roundup? It’s also early January, which means it’s School of Rock sh...

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Norah and Rhett Joe Purdy has been around for awhile. That I’d never heard of him before I bought my ticket to see him play with Rhett ...

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How do you spend your down time? What do you do when you’re not working? Me? I blog, and I play roadie for Norah and Donovan. If you happen ...

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In the name of equal time, I present the set from Donovan’s recent School of Rock performance. His band—Fruity Tunes—played a tight five son...

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This what one’s happy place looks like Jack White month comes to an end with a few clips from Norah’s most excellent School of Rock “Man...

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