One of the most important things I've learned in life is the ability to smile.
I'm not quite sure where I learned it - but on this - Father's Day - I think I need to give some credit to my Dad.
Always remember to smile - a good lesson
Again - smiling. How can one person be so happy.....?
but that's Dad!
Dad loves a good pint - and perhaps going to Ireland was the supreme pilgrimage....
Dad loves a good brew - in fact he loves one. Now he's a hip-ster, toting an iPod, a Blackberry, and a laptop. But lets grab a snapshot in 2001 - when technology puzzled him. Interested - Curious - Clueless.
iWDC = Washington DC - the Smithsonian. Dad is an American, thru and Thru.
But he loves a quick pint - and so we oblige.
Foreign countries don't phase him - bring on the Canadians - in Niagara Falls. Does it phase him? Nope - he's still smiling.
And there they are - Mom and Dad. They got married nearly sixty years ago - bursting with the passion of youth. What do they do as an encore, when their children are all grown?
My friends, I fret and hem and haw, but I can truly say when they meet, it's hard for me to describe - but my parents are In Love. Still Crazy After All these Years........
So today, on Fathers' Day - I give thanks and praise - and love - to Mom, and of course, Dad - still together, and still crazy, after all these years......
And sadly, we bid farewell to the Dad of Dad this year - a man who passed with no regrets. At this end - I thank both of them - my grandfather (who I'll never see again) and my father (may many moons pass) -
