3/1/11.

I like the way that I think about the 35yo me, or the 47yo me, and how I try to anticipate how I will feel about life then, the passions I'll still have and those I'll have lost, the spirits inside of me that are still alive, and those that will be dead.

IAWL: I need to remind myself that really the only thing that matters in any cosmological sense is not how much I participate in class, not how smart my peers think I am, not how good my writing is, or how socially adept I am, or how attractive I am to girls, but something much simpler: how I treat people.  (today I sent U. Mike a joke)

Verdict: Successful--I taught a good class and showed My Cousin Vinny.