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Deborah Carl's avatar

I smiled at the gum chewing. I was not allowed to chew gum in public. "It looks like a cow chewing its cud." And that family tradition has carried down to my grandchildren.

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Marci Keats Rudolph 🇨🇦's avatar

I was blown away by this interview! Just ordered Mark Wolyn’s book. There are many more nuggets for me to note and think about. Great post!

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pomeropd@yahoo.com's avatar

Interesting that he married outside of his family's social group and married a grocer's daughter instead of a socialite. That takes courage to go against the norm especially back then when status was so important.

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