On an otherwise quiet Sunday evening in mid-June, our family watched a basketball game. It wasn’t just any ol’ basketball game. It was game six of the championship series. The Bulls were playing the Jazz…

I felt pretty bad that Monday, but I went into class anyway and taught. Late that night, though, I emailed my bosses, Anthony and Edwin, because I lost my voice. The next morning, Tuesday, my…

My parents tried to teach me a lot. Some of it stuck. Some of it didn’t (my fault, not theirs). Anyway, these are the top ten I can think of now, the ones that actually…