A man by numbers

What, after nearly nine decades, is the measure of a man?

What does he leave behind?

261 assorted cables, coax, RCA, lightning, USB 1.0, 2.0, and up

69.5 dongles

22 power cords

1.68 TB total on 43 thumb drives, 99.1% empty, capacities 32 MB and up

15 sets of earbuds and headphones

5 mice

109 books

2 insulin pumps, 14 insulin vials, 119 test strips, 4 blood sugar meters, 2 glucagon pens, 2 hearing aids, 38 pairs of glasses, 3 cubic meters of unmentionable supplies

16 suits, 14 sport jackets, 55 ties, 4 belts, 5 watches (some vintage), 23 dress shirts (pressed), 13 cufflinks, 1 tuxedo, 1 graduation robe with PhD stripes, used from time to time

33 socks

1 beard trimmer, 14 toothbrushes, 3 hairbrushes

12 pounds oatmeal, 5 pounds raisins, 4 family size boxes of muesli, 10 squeezable containers of applesauce

311 assorted pills, 20 cc morphine

307 tools, 41 feet of wire, 220 screws, 144 bolts, 141 nuts, 29 scraps of lumber

1 townhouse

1 burial plot, half empty

9,316 students

5 curricula

7,902 photographs, 9 audiocassettes

3 children

5 grandchildren

1 widow

113,209 tears

113,210

113,211 . . .