The Upside of False Summits

WHEN I WAS A BOY I spent every summer in the Adirondacks at a sleep-away camp on Lake George, not far from Ticoderoga, New York.  It was a welcome respite from Manhattan in the summer, and was a much-needed break from life at home.  One of the highlights of camp (and there were many) was…

Gabby Giffords

Today I saw along with everybody else the news that Gabby Giffords resigned from congress to focus on her recovery from being shot in the head a year ago.  In many ways, her recovery felt very familiar to us, which shouldn’t be too surprising since both Mary Elizabeth’s and Rep. Giffords’ cases involve recovering from…