When you were a little kid, did you have a favorite super hero? The kind of super hero that you could read about in the comic books?

Batman was pretty cool, sticking to the shadows  of night but full of ingenuity and agility. He had all those nifty gadgets in his utility belt! Or there was The Flash, who could run faster than the speed of light.  Or the Incredible Hulk with his radioactive strength. Of course, the favorite for a lot of us was Superman. Faster than a speeding locomotive, he could leap tall buildings in a single bound and catch bullets in his hand.

Like most little kids, I spent a lot of time daydreaming about those super powers. If only there was some special ability that would make us stand out or lift us above the pack. A lot of kids dream about that.

One of my daught…