David's Father, Author at Fighting for Answers

the uncopyright

One can view this two ways. either the facebook Terms of Service protects us and the copyright post is meaningless, or facebook is trying to gain control of our copyrights so that they can do what they want with our stuff. hmmm which is it?

I tend to err on the side that it is all a bunch of ballyhoo that means absolutely nothing. In the end, if you don’t want your data to be used in any way shape or form, you need to turn off your computer and go back to the cave. Sounds rather harsh, don’t you think?

It is a reality. If you put it on a computer and then connect said computer to the Internet, a person who wants your data bad enough, will get it.

Freaked out yet?

So I have the uncopyright.

Due to the fact that I have a brain, I will control what I share with the world to the best of my ability and within the constraints of that ubiquitous we know as the Internet. I share items about myself and my family knowing full well that once it is in the ether there is no removing it.

If I share something on facebook, and enable the Public availability option, I am aware that some guy at an Internet cafe in Dubai can access my post and read the content that I have shared with the Universe. I say Universe, because… well if astronauts on the space station can access the Internet, it isn’t like they are on the planet. So we might say our content is available to aliens as well. Oh wait, that gets into the whole realm of intelligent life on other planets…

Before we can discuss intelligent life on other planets, we need to look for it on our own.

that is all. (oh and all of the posts on whynotfathers.com are copyright protected.) have a nice day.

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upcoming visit to see our son for Christmas

Today, I leave for the community where our son is in a residential facility.

It is 500 miles each way. 10 hours by bus. When you have an auto-immune illness the trip takes twice as long. Frequent breaks are needed. Lots of rest periods. If I drive, I take it in two days with a hotel stay each way.

In the end, it will be worth it. This is the eleventh month of him being in this particular facility. Every time we talk he mentions that he wants to come home. While I wish that I could be bringing him home this trip, in reality that isn’t going to happen. While he has made significant gains, it isn’t enough. When the time comes, we will need a step-down facility.

A step-down facility is a transition between the current environment, and home. An intermediate placement if you will. If he comes close to home, then we can do home visits, and try to work him back into the school.

Because of the distance, my health, the kids in school and the weather, we have to visit him when we can.

With regret, mom and the other kids won’t be with me this trip. I will be taking lots of photos of David. He will get some Christmas presents this weekend. The rest he will have to wait until closer to Christmas to open.

So with thoughts of safe travels, Christmas in New Orleans Square wish me luck. It is my belief that the trip will be without incident. I hope my visits with David go well.

Honestly? Going to see him, even though it is difficult to do, is so worth it. I wish that we could afford to see him more frequently. Mom and Aunt went to visit in October. So we do get out there. We have been there 4 times this year. While it is a far cry from the weekly visits we had in the prior facility, it is better than nothing.

His behavior dictates the length of his stay. Stability is the goal.

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