His finest hour, though, came at a school science fair. He entered an exhibit showing how
the circulatory system works. It was primitive and crude, especially compared to the fancy,
computerized, blinking-light models entered by other students. My wife, Sara, felt
embarrassed for him.
It turned out that the other kids had not done their own work-their parents had made their
exhibits. As the judges went on their rounds, they found that these other kids couldn‘t
answer their questions. Daniel answered every one. When the judges awarded the Albert
Einstein Plaque for the best exhibit, they gave it to him.
By the time Daniel left for college he stood six feet tall and weighed 170 pounds. He was
muscular and in superb condition, but he never pitched another inning, having given up
baseball for English literature. I was sorry that he would not develop his athletic talent,
but proud that he had made such a mature decision.
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