After Dinner with RC and the Family
RJ Miller, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, 1963 (One might note that RJ’S depiction of these three worthies is the only one that shows them debating) Life after Dinner, with Grandpa Richard Miller and our family When you are young and in a tight-knit family, you naturally feel that other families are just like yours. Then one goes out in the world and finds things are usually quite different. I thought it was normal for one’s parents and grandparents to sit around, after a hearty dinner, and spend the evening arguing about ideas and politics. They didn’t drink or listen to music or even watch TV (unless the Buckeyes playing football). Instead, they truly enjoyed working out thoughts, debating history, and commenting on everything from local politics to farm policy. Grandpa Richard Miller was a professor of Agricultural Engineering at Ohio State University, and was famous among students for his unique manner of teaching. Not at all interested in r...