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this collection is on more personal, human experiences which became subjects of his columns. Among the topics are these:
• His memories of his father, a Minneapolis grain merchant ruined by the Depression who fought his way back to prosperity after World War II. “Like a man who has been mugged, he walked through the rest of his life glancing over his shoulder, seeing dark visions in the shadows, one hand clasped firmly on his wallet....He was a Cadillac of a man, but he insisted on driving Chevrolets.”
• His advice to a daughter on her wedding: “Getting married is like being given a huge, rectangular block of stone, a hammer and a chisel. There’s a beautiful monument to love in there somewhere, if you and your partner can work together to get it out.”
• On the hardscrabble
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