Aug 30 2007
Jake’s Biography (Draft #1)
Jacob (Jake) Brahms:
Oh Jacob – the quintessential middle child. Pinioned between two older brothers and two younger twin sisters, there are times when it seems that the brown-haired and brown-eyed Jake is bereft of a personality, but not because he hasn’t tried. However, any time your two older brothers left their mark at your High School – one (Abraham, aka Abe) as a star athlete, the other (Isaac, aka Ike) as debate team captain and Student Body President – and your younger sisters (Sarah & Rachel) have been doted upon for their entire existence, you’re bound to have a severe identity crisis. It’s not that he’s ignored at home; far from it actually. The problem is that Jake’s older brothers aren’t at home anymore, but their presence lingers perpetually, as one is a junior cornerback at Cal and the other is a freshman government major at Stanford. Those are large shoes that Jake’s supposed to be filling, and according to his parents & teachers, he’s failing miserably.
So, who’s Jake? What’s Jake all about? How does Jake stand out? Well, for starters, he’s the one-man labor force at the Brahms household. Continue reading “Jake’s Biography (Draft #1)”
