He agreed to do this interview. Then he forgot. Then he agreed again. Then he forgot again. My dad's short-term memory is gone, but the stories from his past? Still crystal clear. Chemistry explosions, crocodiles in the family pool, and why he listed Nietzsche, Jesus Christ, and John Lennon when the military came calling.

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