A relative achievement
<p>Spencer Lehman.  At age 75, a U.S. national champion pole-vaulter.  My favorite uncle.</p>
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<p>Mother&#8217;s brother, for you Norwegian-speakers (update: I misremembered, it turns out to be Swedish that distinguishes &#8216;morbror&#8217; from &#8216;farbror&#8217;).  And you know that archetype of the Malibu-dwelling hippie stockbroker that shows up in comic novels about California?  That would be him.</p>
