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The Last Good Adult
The Man Who Used to Know What to Do
There was once, in every family or neighborhood, a man who knew what to do.
He knew how to restart a furnace, speak to a grieving widow, remove a stripped screw, negotiate with a mechanic, and determine whether a sound coming from the basement meant “old house” or “leave immediately.”
He was not necessarily wise in every area. His views on diet may have involved margarine. He may have believed that emotional disclosure caused arthritis. But when something went wrong, he arrived with a flashlight, a thermos, and a basic conviction that the problem belonged…
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