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I played my very first piano recital and my very first basketball game when I was eight years old. From these, and subsequent activities, I learned an important thing about myself. I hate practicing, but I love to play. This characteristic probably lead to my eventual abandonment of both basketball and piano, though the music and athletic activities I eventually embraced were probably what taught me that you can’t really play well unless you knuckle down and do the prep work.
I have been doing research on Georgia History for another project. It’s been. . .interesting. I find that I have many reactions to my findings that are totally unsuited for the project at hand. (This is not actually a new experience for me) Here are some random factoids that I feel should be shared, that were either not interesting enough, or just not good marketing: