Showing posts with label father. Show all posts
Showing posts with label father. Show all posts

Monday, June 21, 2010

A sign of what's to come

Why yes it has been about a minute since i've contributed a handful of nouns and verbs to this here blogosphere. Per chance we've been hopping, skipping, and jumping up and down the midwest in search of five-pound bags of gummi worms. Also, quite possibly the dream of acquiring a five-pound bag of gummi worms has indeed become a reality. And what if i told you that a great deal of the contents of that aforementioned five-pound bag of gummi worms has since gone to a better place - namely my belly. I have recently realized that a five-pound bag of gummi worms leads only to a series of unsavory decisions which are not without their consequences.

And since we're on the subject of father's day, mine was delightful thank you. I spent the whole day with them Jane gals. Here's what happened: Strange brew for breakfast, Children's museum (where we won a major award for tying in a rock trivia game - pictured above), Boogie burger for lunch, Ducks by the river, Half price books (where we ran into our friends the jacksons, yes those jacksons), and home for a big bowl of broccoli. Yup, broccoli. That's how i celebrate, y'all.

Later on (aka today), whilst loitering in the aisles of a bed, bath and beyond, i found myself settling deep into a shiatsu massage dealt out by a gyrating robo-chair. And no, it wasn't nearly as sexy as i'm certain it sounds. I can completely understand how 87% of all massage-related deaths are the result of overly aggressive robo-rubdown chairs. Needless to say, i was left feeling simultaneously deeply relaxed and slightly dirty. And yes, that is exactly as sexy as i'm certain it sounds. I then stumbled like a dude pretending to be more drunk than he actually is into an aisle full of vanity mirrors. Naturally, i felt right at home and began staring deep into an 8X magnification mirror. "Why on God's green earth would anyone need to see themselves up this closely," i didn't think to myself but am pretending to have thought for the sake of moving the story along. "And when did i start growing nose hairs?"

That's right, nose hairs. Real, true-to-life, honest-to-God nose hairs were scoping the lay of the land just outside my nostrils. When did this happen? Should i see this as a sign of things to come? Should i have these rogue follicles transplanted to my upper lip in attempts at manufacturing a slightly more impressive stache?

I think i'll just let these dudes find their own identity for the time being.

Monday, June 18, 2007

Silver haired daddy of mine

My father is an incredible man who has taught me the value and honor of quiet humility. He is a teacher, a servant, a husband and a father. He is a brother and a son and a friend who listens and counsels without judgment. He is 56 years of age and has returned to school to study Church history, theology and Hebrew among other subjects while embarking on a new chapter of life. He can still sink a three pointer and run up and down a basketball court alongside 20-something punks and put them to shame. I look at the photo above all washed over time in shades of ocher and umber and I see the same joy and love in that new father's eyes as I see thirty years later. I don't believe I've ever been left to wonder whether my father has loved me. As I anticipate fatherhood, I hope to be half the father that mine has been.

Cheers Dad!

Download:
MP3:
Johnny Cash :: Silver Haired Daddy of Mine
MP3: Glen Phillips :: Have a Little Fun with Me
MP3: Cat Stevens :: Father and Son
MP3: Bill Mallonee & Vigilantes of Love :: Every Father Knows