January 20, 2012 scottcjones

[New here? Get yourself up to speed by going back to Day 1 where I explain why I’m playing 101 levels of Donkey Kong in 101 days.] There was a brief period of time–one week, maybe two–in high school when I was known as “The Hero.” “Hey everyone, here comes The Hero!” people would say. Or, “Make way for The Hero!” Or, “Ha, ha, The Hero is having spaghetti for lunch today!” No kidding, people said these things to me. And when they weren’t saying these things to me, they were slapping me on the back, or delivering high-fives, or stopping me between classes so that I…