Twelve Days of Christmas 2021, Part IV: ‘Big Swede,’ a broken jaw and mashed potatoes

My father was a not a big man. He was 5-foot-6 (probably more like 5-foot-5) and usually weighed about 160 pounds. Aside from being barrel-chested and having broad shoulders, most people considered him small. He also was the most intimidating “small” person I’ve ever met. The old man was the definition of Type A. People […]

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