Andrew J. Lederer

i wish i had known. i would have loved to have his army boots.

but maybe it's better i didn't know. you can't keep everything, as he, in preparing to move to a smaller place, has come to understand.

but what other treasures has he given one last look and then discarded? probably more important stuff than "combat boots".

sure, it's good i wasn't there to covet everything remotely symbolic or intriguing but what would i have learned about his life if i had simply helped him to assess and discard what he had accumulated over the years?

how much more would i know about my father if i had taken one thorough trip through that museum?

oh, well.

another opportunity lost.