OurFirstMarriage #72: Work Advice
We officially welcome Theresa to OFM. Some people are good at some things and others are good at others. Either suck it up and get good at both or marry someone else who is. Tanel went to a Toastmasters meeting and suggested that a co-worker attend as well. Tanel’s co-worker needs advice and Tanel is […]
First World Autism Awareness Day
April 2, 2008 has been designated the first World Autism Awareness Day by the United Nations.
CNN.com has had all sorts of stories about autism this week.
Autism is of special interest to us because Tom’s youngest brother, John, is autistic.
If you didn’t get a chance, check out our 4 podcasts where we interviewed his […]
OurFirstMarriage #56: Fight! Fight!
Tom doesn’t eat potatoes and Tanel doesn’t eat pork. Tom says “roll it out” but he means “butterfly“. Tanel has a flexible definition of “vegetable”. Tanel embodies the old adage, “She’d loose her head if it weren’t attached.” Tom tries to tell a story which starts a fight. In retrospect, they both had a point […]
My Dad, the Poet!
Looks like my Dad will be getting another poem published. Now I know where I got my writing genes from!
He Danced!
The day was soon to come
The wedding of an elder son
An autistic child doesn’t travel well
And in my son’s case it’s a living hell
He tarnished my thought of wedding music
When I told him he was […]
OurFirstMarriage #13: Interview with Parents of an Autistic Child, Part 4
We conclude our discussion with Tom’s parents about his autistic brother John. All that background noise you hear is John in the next room (it was time to do a couple of things and our Podcasting wasn’t going to slow him down . Discussion includes some of the rewards that have really worked with […]
OFM 13: Interview with Parents of an Autistic Child, Pt 4 [42:23m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadOurFirstMarriage #12: Jesus, Gandhi, Tom
Special BONUS episode! Tom was in a mood and decided to be a little mean and crass (Tanel made me cut the worst of it ). Kellan decided NOT to go to sleep and was present for the first part of the Podcast. Tanel takes a break to change his diaper and just about […]



