{"id":4656,"date":"2021-02-06T13:43:23","date_gmt":"2021-02-06T21:43:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.graywolfproductions.com\/graywolfproductions\/?p=4656"},"modified":"2021-02-09T11:49:05","modified_gmt":"2021-02-09T19:49:05","slug":"my-fathers-impacts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.graywolfproductions.com\/graywolfproductions\/my-fathers-impacts","title":{"rendered":"My Father’s Impacts"},"content":{"rendered":"

LIFETIME IMPACTS<\/h1>\n

I have been thinking a lot about the past – who and what impacted me and in what way. It’s hard to remember all of this because I’ve lived a long time. That in itself is a good thing, but it means that some of the things that impacted me were so long ago that my memories are distorted.<\/p>\n

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My Father and Reading<\/span><\/h4>\n

My father died when I was in my 20s, and I never realized his major impact on me until years later. <\/p>\n

My father’s life was typical for his time. He finished the eighth grade and he went to apprentice with his father as a photoengraver. A job he held until he died. Worked for a major New York City newspaper and I realized that he was responsible for my having my nose buried in words for my entire life. Because he worked for a newspaper, in those days all the other newspapers left copies of their papers for the employees of the other papers – and so he came home from work every night with lots of newspapers. And I read them. <\/p>\n

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My Father and Trivia<\/span><\/h4>\n

Crossword puzzles and almanacs are the part of my life he still impacts.<\/p>\n

And because he worked for a newspaper, he brought home books such as world almanacs, world facts, world whatevers – all compendia of facts. He and I did the NYT crossword puzzle on the kitchen table over coffee every morning as far back as I can remember. I am still addicted to the New York Times crossword puzzles, trivia, and coffee. And I thank him for these parts of me.<\/p>\n

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My Father and Home Repair Skills<\/span><\/h4>\n

My father did a lot of work around the house. He did plumbing carpentry he did some fancy jigsaw work and encouraged me to help him<\/p>\n

I was the kid who knew how to use the table saw when I was very young. I could do some plumbing, I could do a lot of woodworking, and I got interested in a lot of other craft stuff from him. Not to forget my mother who taught me how to knit and crochet and do other stuff – but the skills I learned from my father have saved me much money.<\/p>\n

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