I seem to end up hearing from him once per decade or so, on average. After he and my mom got divorced, he headed for California in the late 60's, and has made and lost at least three fortunes that I know of. The last address I had for him (and this is no shit) had him living in a camper down by the Sacramento River. I'm pretty sure he's still in Redding, CA somewhere.
If and when I see him again, I seriously doubt I'll tell him all of what I poured out in my initial post. It would be me making myself feel better by hurting him. I'm not really wired that way. Just one more thing that I think makes me a better man than he ever could have been.
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"To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog
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