Ned Gully (the other blogging Boston-based software engineer named Ned with an autistic son) has written eloquently about the difficulty of dealing with less than ideal circumstances: What Being the Father of an Autistic Son Taught Me About Being a Red Sox Fan (and vice versa). I’m not a real Red Sox fan. I’m one of those Boston people that tunes in once every 15 years for the really big disappointments, but I understand where he’s coming from.