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By Richard Fernandez

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July 3, 2008 - 5:03 am - by Richard Fernandez
NahnCee
2008-07-03 07:46:05

My father was what he called a hobo during the Depression. Years later in his life, I always had the feeling at Christmas as he watched us, that he was astonished that he’d been able to put together a normal life with a family and a Christmas tree and money enough to buy everyone the presents they wanted. And that normality and decency compared to what he had come from was what he was enjoying on those occasions.