15 facts about my dad

Just been thinking about some lighthearted facts I know about my dad lately.

1. When he was young, he had a goldfish named Lysander
2. He introduced me to Star Trek
3. At Christmas, he would tear up at It's a Wonderful Life
4. He used to send me articles from his Yahoo email account that he thought I'd like
5. We used to play a game called "Nightmare" where he would lie down and we'd jump around (and sometimes on) him
6. He would clip possible recipes for us to try out of newspapers and magazines
7. We bought him a Paddington Bear to take on trips because we feared he'd be lonely and he always took it
8. He had teddy bears for three different holidays
9. We once had such a hilariously difficult time building a gingerbread house that when some frosting ended up on the counter, I plopped a gumdrop on it and we laughed until we cried
10. He and his sister were born about 11 months apart
11. We would try recipes from Top Chef
12. He kept gifts I made him, even when they weren't great
13. At Christmas, he would bring out this tiny fake tree that I now have and a dancing Santa that I don't
14. He bought enough wrapping paper from me so I could get the prize I wanted (this wrapping paper lasted him for over a decade)
15. When he was young, he had sleepovers at friends' homes' bomb shelters

(Prompt by me)

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