You learn a lot in college if you focus and apply yourself, but most important is what you learn about how to solve problems, how to persevere under stress and how to …
Pack of Peanuts
Rachel is teaching cello to a peanut. The pint-sized girl has to sit on a doll's chair just to make it possible for her feet to brush the floor. She has the smallest …
Mailing A Package
Rachel: "Is this too bulky to mail?" (a bunch of odd items she's sending to a friend at college, all stuffed randomly into a large yellow envelop—actually a very t …
I Signaled
The wind blew in gusts of 50 mph yesterday. With a bow saw on each shoulder I climbed 20 feet into the snarled branches of the cherry tree. Twisting and turning and …
Grocery Shopping With My Daughter
On the way to the store we both try to get the other to listen to our preferred music, and must admit that over the years we have each broadened our musical tastes. I …
Happy Graduation
Ben, I’m impressed. Throughout high school, with quiet dignity, you conquered every challenge you faced. You worked hard, very hard, and then you worked even harder. N …