Interviewing Arnold Palmer today, perhaps about his toes

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At the onset, it sounded like a prelude to a mind-searing image I’d never be able to self-lobotomize off my brain.



It was about 20 years ago. We were at a family function with my parents and all  my cousins. It was all fun, light and free of controversy.



Sweet, too, because my parents began talking about how they’d grown closer as they’d aged, that their affections were