W. Bruce Cameron - My Father’s Lifelong Diet

My dad insists an occasional fried pastry never hurt anybody, using the word “occasional” to mean “daily.”

“Everything I eat is good for me,” he insists, and I have to agree that his diet is certainly healthier than, say, gunfire. Otherwise, the high-fat food he consumes, rich in cholesterol and carbohydrates, is exactly what doctors tell us we should never eat if we want to live a long life.

My father is 84 years old.

Oh, and he’s also a doctor.

True, his heart has more bypasses than the Los Angeles Freeway System. True, he has hearing aids in both ears, which he forgets to turn on when my mo...