By P. Daniel Buford     Mrs. Hinton was an amazing teacher. Former missionaries to Africa, she and her husband had lived an exciting life. She taught me Biology in high school. I don’t remember her first name and I don’t remember the year—my yearbooks are somewhere in boxes.

By P. Daniel Buford     Many stories have a notable line. Consider one from Charles Dicken’s A Tale of Two Cities: “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” Or Dr. Seuss in Oh! The Places You’ll Go: “Wherever you fly, you’ll be best of the best.