He's playing chess. Learning new songs on guitar. And celebrating his 100th birthday

He's playing chess. Learning new songs on guitar. And celebrating his 100th birthday

A few weeks ago, just before spring break, I dropped off one of my youngest friends — 18-year-old daughter Emma — at MSP. And then drove to visit one of my oldest friends — 100-year-old Edwin Albrecht — in Apple Valley. I just read the first paragraph aloud to Emma to make sure she won't be mortified. "Awwww," she says. "That's sweet." I take it as sincere, though it's sometimes hard for me to read sarcasm in teens. Emma — who's been working at …