Pine nuts: Fifty-eight tears (1967)

Pine nuts: Fifty-eight tears (1967)

I remember coming home from a year in Vietnam, stepping into the salty fog of San Francisco, and jumping into a cab for my father’s office. Arriving in my starched Marine Corps khakis, I asked the receptionist if I could see Dr. Layne. “Dr. Layne is at the Oakland office today, but you can see Dr. Oakley.” “Is there a chance we could call Dr. Layne? I’d like to thank him for a kindness he did me.” “Well, sure, let’s try…” I drummed on the counte…