COMMENTARY
In sorting out what always tends to be a hectic sprint to the end of the kids’ school years — mostly spent buying and donating cupcakes for whatever it is teachers are doing in order to fulfill the state-mandated quota of days in the classroom — I had earmarked one day this week to spend at my son’s grammar school award ceremony. No biggie, but last year he took home a nod for excellence in physical education, not to mention the Presidential Educational Award, though I’m not sure how much stock folks put into anything stamped with the seal of the White House these days.