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I love a rainy night
A schizophrenic crossroad on the way to our family cabin fascinates me each time we pass it — to the left, Happy Lane, to the right Old Dump Road. A divine sense of humor or retribution led to these...
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Father is a 12-point Scrabble word, but a 1,778 point guy (A post by Molly)
In our 420 posts we’ve done several tributes to our many worthy family members. However, you’ve probably noticed that one person has successfully avoided significant mention year after year. After many...
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Lessons our fathers taught us
One of our greatest gifts has been our happy membership in a large and diverse family that stretches coast to coast and across the sea. Good father has become a redundant phrase within our ranks. The...
View ArticleMy favorite photo — Father’s Day
The son rose early on June 19, 2005, and frankly, he was not very happy about it. A recent high school graduate, Charlie would have preferred a more traditional Father's Day celebration, one that...
View ArticleA Father’s Day Polka
My husband Vince is a man of simple pleasures, difficult to buy for and easy to please. He loves his family, camp fires, river floats, booyah and smoked meat. Inexplicably, given his limited exposure...
View ArticleHappy Father’s Day to a bunch of the best
Sometimes, fatherhood looks like Opie Taylor on a Sunday afternoon in Mayberry, a warm spot on a river bank where it doesn’t even matter if the fish are biting because the river is nice and cool on...
View ArticleHere’s to the dads
Here’s to the dads who carry the weight of the world and the tired five-year olds on their shoulders. Who tell never-ending bedtime stories. Who white-knuckle the U-Hauls. Who race to the ice-cream...
View ArticleThen praise him with booyah and dance
I thought maybe the booyah drew us to Hofa Park every year for their Father’s Day polka fest. Simmering from a giant, old school pot and so full of meat and vegetables you almost need a fork to eat it,...
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