The O'Leary Review with Brian D. O'Leary

The O'Leary Review with Brian D. O'Leary

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Mar 23, 2023
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Will Hunting: I look at a piano, I see a bunch of keys, three pedals, and a box of wood. Beethoven, Mozart, they saw it, they could just play. I couldn't paint you a picture, I probably can't hit the ball out of Fenway, and I can't play the piano.

Skylar: But you can do my O'-Chem paper in under an hour.

Will: Right. Well, I mean when it came to stuff like that... I could always just play.

Like Will, I am a terrible artist and have zero musical ability—though I do encourage my family that Tuesdays are for expressing ourselves in song. Thursdays are for dance. (Rarely does anyone heed to my wishes).

Unlike Will, I may have been able to hit it out of Fenway at one point. A bit of a poke, but I like to think that I was at least capable…once upon a time.

But I’m no genius like Will Hunting. Yet I am capable of a lot of things, good at some, excellent at others.

My brain is somewhat math-y, but I can’t just look at an equation and come up with a mathematical proof for it.

Nevertheless, I was doin…

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