When I was a boy growing up, my favorite food was my grandmothers caramel cake. It was really chocolate cake, with caramel icing. We all called it caramel cake, because without a doubt, the icing was the best part of the cake. My grandmother lived with us from the time I was eight until she died many years later. She …

When I was a boy growing up in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, I spent most of my days running. I loved to run. My cousin and I were only two years apart in age, and we lived less than a quarter of a mile away from each other. In the summer, we would wake up, and immediately get together for a …