6/21/09

Pops



74, born in Havana Cuba


 


His father


my grandfather


fought in the Russian Revolution


 


He emigrated through Miami in 1947


 


 


grew up in Brooklyn


 


competed in Olympic style


weight lifting events


 


and ran marathons


 


Ph D in Mechanical Engineering


 


We play chess by Email


 


We debate economics, philosophy, politics


ethics and religion


 


We are supposed to talk every Friday night


 


He needs new knees


 


He worries about his kids


 


loves Mom


 


likes to paint


reads a lot and collects used books


 


drives cars into the ground


 


exercises almost everyday


 


still works


 


and loves his grandchildren


 





Happy Fathers Day



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