What is something your dad always did?

Backed into every parking space. Said it saved time later. It never did.

What is one ordinary detail you never want to forget?

How he hummed while he made breakfast. Off-key, always the same three songs.

What is a phrase, habit, object, or ritual that reminds you of him?

His green thermos. It came everywhere: fishing, the sidelines, the waiting room.

What did he teach you, whether he meant to or not?

That you can be furious with someone and still drive them to the airport at 5 a.m.

What do you wish more people understood about him?

He wasn’t quiet because he had nothing to say. He just thought most things didn’t need saying.