A deep, spiritual quote about waves or change or fear of sharks. That’s what should accompany these photos. Yet no amount of Discovery Channel pondering can help me think of one. Visiting Washington state I had ventured out into the freezing Pacific waters, my relatives waiting back on the beach. I’d been in the Pacific …

“I’ve always known Jeff’s name. Sure, I used to confuse him with Chris all the time, but I’ve always known his name.” I argued this one Tuesday night, during a discussion of my habit of forgetting everybody’s name. “Um… you called me John for the first year you knew me” Jeff responded. “Really?” “Yeah.” “Huh.” …