And I wake myself up sometimes startled that someone has let a hog loose in my room. Pop can sweat through the knot in his tie, while I can work up a substantial sweat in a fast food line. Mom will add that Pop moves like continental drift when we're in a hurry. And I've been known to do the same. But I hope I can be like my father in many ways.
Pop is wise.
He recognizes angles where most see straight lines. My father is also a comforter. He clearly cares about my mother, my sister and me and wants to spend time with us all. One weekend recently at my parents' house in Macon I looked in the refrigerator before leaving and saw one can of Coke. But I knew he meant it, because that's how he's always been, willing to do anything for his family.