At 9, I fell about ten feet onto my back from the top of a jungle gym. At 13, I was thrown off the back of a Honda three-wheeler and watched it fly through the air about two inches above my body as I laid on the ground. At 15, I was thrown from the … Read more
You can’t tell 16-year-old kids how dangerous driving a car is and have them really hear you. It doesn’t mean you shouldn’t try, and they might even understand it superficially. But I’m convinced they don’t yet have the wiring to feel it in their souls at that age. I don’t think anybody gets it at … Read more
I can remember every telephone number I’ve had since I was 2 years old–home, work, and mobile. There are 23 in all. I have a good memory for details, but another large factor is that I occasionally think “hey, I can remember every telephone number I’ve had since I was 2 years old,” and then … Read more