71.   My father is quietly livid, staring down at his drink.

72.   My father was a big man, with legs like tree trunks.

73.   My father was a big man.

74.   My father was a carpenter and held a passionate but essentially utilitarian belief in education.

75.   My father was a generous man, and so he cautiously agreed to do what he could.

76.   My father was a genius at storytelling.

77.   My father was a great reader.

78.   My father was a habitual gambler, until my mother packed her bags and threatened to leave.