Graduation

It's June.
Celebrations abound.
Riding on the shoulders of giants Sir Isaac Newton changes the world in his time. Riding on the shoulders of giants, recognizing how we get to where we're going, sometimes involves recognizing our parents. Moms and dads.
My dad was a giant, for sure.
Rickets whacked his legs when he was boy. Prison camp in WWII.
Malaria. Dude!
Giant shoulders in development.
Giant shoulders brought crashing to the ground by mycardial infarction. Heart attack? More like a heart explosion. 44 years old. That was 40 years ago. Damn, that's long ago, isn't it?!? Lots of memories built in those 40 years.
Exercise, baby!
Low fats. Monitor the cholesterol.
Be well, because if you're not well, if you're not alive, you're not a dad, anymore. You're just a memory.