J.R. Johnson

Excerpt from a random discussion with my father, recreated here in case you too want to know:*

I’d include some interesting factoids about the speed of light or something, but I decided to make bread followed by a whipped cream cake (we finished the cheesecake last night), so I’ll end with this:

• I should clarify: my father already knew the answer to this question. I have also learned that in the third grade he planned to be a rocket scientist. (Very cool.) The fact that I did not know this detail about light speed offhand tells you, fair reader, that I did not plan to be a rocket scientist.
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