Team Laughing Dog won’t start the race until Saturday, but others are starting today!!  

The Race Across America. Yep, I’d heard of it, but only vaguely. Afterall, I am a mountain biker. I have not owned a road bike since my Schwinn Varsity in Jr High (loooong ago, 1970) But when Mel Dick asked me to be the Crew Chief on the Laughing Dog Team, I reacted immediately with a “yes” . Little did I know what I was getting into! But I...

Details, details, details…in my Public Relations and Community Management business I am constantly dealing with details, but I do it mostly sitting behind my computer. I get out now and then for events and to do blogging research from time to time; which I found out yesterday is a really important part of what I do. If I just sat at my computer and...

If you want to know about compassion, just ask a child. This week Lisa and I went into our son Jackson’s sixth grade classroom and the other sixth grade classroom at his elementary school to talk to the kids about autism. Jackson is 12 years old and we received his autism diagnosis when he was just over two years old. Jackson is in his last year of elementary...

Prior to joining Team Laughing Dog, most team members had very few interactions with those on the Autism Spectrum. During the journey as Team Laughing Dog, the team members have come to understand Autism and Aspergers better because of education and more regular interactions with several autistic children in the Sandpoint community. It’s given the purpose a...