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Tag Archives: Cooperstown
Decade
Friday I took Nate down to Oneonta for a fun few hours of Taco Bell, Office Max, Wal-Mart and Bearded Dragon Comics. That’s Nate’s idea of a day well spent. As we drove away from our house, Nate reminded me … Continue reading
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Tagged Hyperlexia, Autism, College, Cooperstown, Mission of Complex, Alpha Folks, Doug Miller, Margrethe Lauber, Strip Mall Art
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A Big Reminder
Last week Nate and I had a meeting at ArcOtsego. It was through the Arc that Nate did his three job assessments – cleaning up at the SUNY-Oneonta Cafeteria, doing factory work at MAMCO and stocking shelves and tossing expired … Continue reading
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Tagged Advocacy, ArcOtsego, Autism, Bassett Healthcare, Cooperstown, Hyperlexia, Mission of Complex
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Nate the Builder
I just dropped Nate off at his job. Yeah, that’s right, his job. For weeks now Nate has been working on a house renovation project. He’s having a great time; his HGTV shows have come to life and he’s right … Continue reading
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Tagged Autism, Cooperstown, Hyperlexia, Independence, Mission of Complex
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Dylan’s Right (Again)
There’s a Bob Dylan song off Together Through Life. It’s about love and a girl, nothing really to do with our lives, except for the title – “I Feel a Change Comin’ On.” Bob’s craggy voice has been ringing in … Continue reading
A Hushpuppy of My Own
I watched Beasts of the Southern Wild a couple of nights ago. Have you seen it? It’s a wonderful little movie about people living off the grid down in the bayou country. The plot, for what it is, centers around … Continue reading
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Tagged Autism, Cooperstown, Hyperlexia, Independence, Mission of Complex
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The Last Word on Hannaford’s
I was planning on wrapping up my account of Nate’s grocery store job, but then I thought it would be better if the big boy chimed in himself. When I picked him up today, I asked him. “Nate, could you … Continue reading
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Tagged Autism, Cooperstown, Hyperlexia, Independence, Mission of Complex
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Right Where We Didn’t Want to Be
Man, is everybody sick? For the last week I’ve had a bad cold, severe sore throat and other viral symptoms I’d rather not discuss. It’s certainly not conducive to writing. This morning Nate went out for the second of three … Continue reading
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Tagged Alpha Folks, Autism, College, Cooperstown, Hannaford's, Hyperlexia, Independence, Mission of Complex, Perspective
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Seeing Through Nate’s Eyes
We just got back from a week in Chicago, visiting good friends and eating good food. As always, we camp out at the Westin in Wheeling, a suburb very close to our former Lincolnshire home and near several of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Autism, Chicago, Cooperstown, Friends, Hyperlexia, Interaction, Leonard Tourne Gallery, Mission of Complex, Primitive art
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End of the Year
And so this is Christmas and what have we done? Well, for us it’s been an amazing year, especially in the Nate world. There was college graduation, the gallery show at Leonard Tourne in SoHo, the opening of StripMallArt (Nate’s Etsy … Continue reading
A Question of Balance
When I went into Nate’s bathroom this morning for the daily laundry pickup, I was confronted with a bit of destruction: on the floor was the light cover for his ceiling fixture and, now visible, a loose bulb and flaking … Continue reading
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Tagged Autism, Bathrooms, Cooperstown, Hyperlexia, Interaction, Mission of Complex, Perspective
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