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There is so much to this story _ I could start with anger or disappointment or just plain, why me? Why now? But really, I feel none of those emotions.

I’ve been a serious classical pianist my whole life. My son, Jonathan, an even better pianist, could have been a pro if he hadn’t decided to go to law school.

I should start by saying that, for the most part, I don’t like banks. They are even more despicable for the 30 some odd percent interest they charge on their

We’re off to Switzerland to visit our son and then take a few days for a jaunt along the eastern shore of Lake Como. I’ll spare you the details of

Grades. Just hearing that word can make you feel proud, nervous, or kind of annoyed. A’s, B’s, C’s… and yeah, maybe even a D or an F. We see them on our report cards and tests, and they’re supposed to show how we’re doing in school. But here’s the real question: do grades actually matter?

At the beginning of the season, I was the relief pitcher. But I didn’t feel like one. I felt like a disaster. My pitching was terrible. My accuracy was all over the place—balls flying high, wide, and bouncing in front of the plate. I knew I needed to work on it, so I practiced constantly. I threw pitch after pitch after pitch. I stayed late after team practice. I asked my dad to help. I even watched YouTube videos on pitching mechanics. But no matter what I did, I wasn’t getting better.

I read today that Microsoft is working on using its AI to forecast the weather. What’s the big deal, I randomly thought. It’s already there. I use Chatgpt as my

If you’ve ever tried to balance school and sports, you know it’s not easy. Now imagine doing that with three sports—football, wrestling, and baseball—and still trying to keep your grades up, hang out with friends, and not completely lose your mind. That’s basically been my life the last couple years, and now that high school is coming up, I’ve been thinking a lot about how I’m gonna survive all of it.

My whole educational life, I wanted to understand Einstein’s relativity and quantum physics. I never had the time because my education always interfered – a common sarcastic complaint. Trying to understand Einstein, Planck, Heisenberg, Shrodinger and all those guys was, and is still a chore. Whenever there’s a discussion about those two subjects, it always has to be a book. The concepts are so counter-intuitive that the only way to explain them is with the history of discovery.

So, middle school is weeks away from being over. It’s a strange feeling—not super emotional or anything dramatic—but just weird knowing I won’t be back in that building next year. High school is up next, and even though I’m not exactly jumping for joy, I guess I’m ready for whatever’s coming.

Whenever my son Peter has to go for a long ride alone in his car, he asks me to keep him company. I usually go with him. It always turns out to be an adventure. One of the reasons is that we always talk or fight about something bizarre.

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