A Self-made Man

My father died twenty-four years ago today. As I drove to the airport this morning — I'm on a short trip to San Diego — my mind drifted back to him and what he was like. I don't think of Dad often anymore, and when I do it's mostly superficial stuff: Dad was fat.

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