Happy Birthday Dad

Today is my dad’s birthday. I won’t say how old, but in my eyes he’s magically stayed the same age.

Even though my dad isn’t the Ward Cleaver stereotype, he did teach me a few things.

Things I learned from my dad:

• Elgin Hot Guts and Sun Crest Orange are nature’s perfect food
• How to waterski with one ski
• With a little determination and patience, you can fix almost anything (and he can)
• Hair loss is nothing to get all that worried about (I’m still trying to learn that one)
• Be nice to people…you’ll be surprised how far that goes
• How to drive a 1969 Ford Pickup (with manual transmission and manual steering)
• The best hamburgers in the world were at Diamond Inn in Taylor
• Laughing is good for you
• Being “a man” means always taking care of your family

Happy birthday, dad. Thanks.