When I was a high school student, I didn’t realize that my teachers might have agonized more about my tests than I did. I get it now. Grading tests is, for me, a little like watching a sporting event. I’ve scouted the competitors but there is always a bit of uncertainity. Also inevitable frustration and…

Apologies to my mother and any other loyal readers for not updating in months. Between enormous events in October and the enormity of small day-to-day trials, many times I could not find the time or the words. But I’m going to give it a shot today. I was told going in that October was the…