On A Claire Day by Carla Ventresca and Henry Beckett for April 06, 2021

“If you can’t explain it simply, you don’t understand it well enough.”

“I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious.”

“Once we accept our limits, we go beyond them.”

“Coincidence is God’s way of remaining anonymous.”

— Albert Einstein

Set up a nice little game between you and Claire, and the chef and Mila. If you lose there, I’d give the game up…

Thinking of it as only physics without putting yourself in the equation is like wondering why you can’t throw a 95mph fastball – because it’s you!

It’s the Ty Cobb gag. In the ‘50s a fan asks a player from Cobb’s era, “What do you think Cobb would hit today?” Player answers, “Around .320.” Fan says, “Only .320?” Player says, “Yeah, but he’s over 70.”