A Lifetime Doing Nothing (Story 61 excerpt) - a podcast by podcasts@pariyatti.org

Story 61 from 'A Lifetime Doing Nothing'by Ian McCrorie
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When I was young, we were a family of four living in a small
apartment. At the time, especially as a teenager, I bemoanedmy lot in life and wished I lived in a far grander home like a
few of my friends.

My mother fancied herself a philosopher. She read Lin
Yutang and Richard Needham of the Toronto Globe and Mail.My father was an army guy, a vet who lived for hockey and
football. My mother had no one with whom she could discussthe issues of the day until I came along. Newspaper in hand,
she would come at me as I was getting dressed to go out andplay and begin by saying, “This is quite interesting…” Then...

narrated by Ian McCrorie
2022
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