Andrew Clements

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• Thank you Brian. I'm glad it resonated with you. Writing it caused me to reflect on the same question. Jonathan's three words were deeply personal, but they also invite each of us to think about what truly matters and how we'd like to be remembered.

  Post: What Remains: Money and Me

  Link to comment from June 10, 2026

• Thank you Greg. I agree, the difficult part isn't recognizing the value of money, but knowing when to stop measuring our lives by it. Jonathan's three words reminded me that while money can support the things we value most, it isn't always what we want remembered.

  Post: What Remains: Money and Me

  Link to comment from June 10, 2026

• Thanks Joe for the comment. I like this approach. The spreadsheets can tell us the break-even age, but they can't tell us how long we'll be healthy enough to enjoy the experiences that matter most. Using Social Security to fund travel while you and your wife are healthy and able seems like a perfectly reasonable tradeoff. After all, some returns are measured in memories rather than dollars.

  Post: Rethinking the “Right” Time for Social Security

  Link to comment from June 5, 2026

• This made me smile. I suspect many of us have closets, garages, or attics filled with "sunk costs" that we're reluctant to part with. Your story illustrates how quickly our perspective can change when someone is willing to pay for what we've been holding onto for years.

  Post: The Ping

  Link to comment from June 5, 2026

• Jonathan, your candle was snuffed out far too soon. Your words continue to touch and inspire, but how I wish you were still here to write more of them. You are deeply missed, not only as a writer, but as a brother.

  Post: Mourning the World

  Link to comment from June 5, 2026

• Thank you Jeff for the comment. That's a wonderful observation. Looking back, I think you're right, there are teachers who inspire us, teachers who discourage us, and a much larger group we simply forget. The fact that we still remember certain teachers decades later says something remarkable about the influence they had on our lives.

  Post: Don’t Quantify the Qualitative

  Link to comment from June 4, 2026

• Thanks David for the comment. I suspect that's exactly it, teaching can be so rewarding. The best teachers seem to see the person, not just the grades. What impressed me most about Bunty was that he made you feel valued regardless of where you stood academically. Your English teacher sounds very much cut from the same cloth.

  Post: Don’t Quantify the Qualitative

  Link to comment from June 4, 2026

• Thank you, Chris. I think you're right. We may forget the lessons, but we rarely forget the people that believed in us.

  Post: Don’t Quantify the Qualitative

  Link to comment from June 3, 2026

• Thank you Dan for your comment. We may forget many details from our school years, but we rarely forget the individuals who believed in us when we needed it most. And going back 50 years is quite the jolt to the memory.

  Post: Don’t Quantify the Qualitative

  Link to comment from June 3, 2026

• Thank you Mark. I suspect that's probably a good sign! What struck me about Bunty wasn't whether he remembered every student, but how he made each student feel when they needed encouragement. It's wonderful that you've been able to reconnect with your former teachers and build friendships with them later in life.

  Post: Don’t Quantify the Qualitative

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