The look on that kids face as dad passes the tree. Dad will appreciate the hell out of that video in about 30 years or so. Lucky dawg. We didn’t get a video camera til the kid was about 12, in 1991. Fucker cost more’n a grand. Still have it somewhere, I think.
I miss my dad! is good news, I know I’ll be with him again someday! Happy Fathers Day, REW
Dirk
enn essJune 20, 2021, 9:07 AM
Just one reason why fathers are needed. I am truly sorry for those that don’t have one.
RichardJune 20, 2021, 9:16 AM
Thanks for everything, Dad. How is it possible that, you will have been gone physically 34 years, come this August. Yet, you live on in my memories and how you taught me to conduct myself as a man. You’re still the greatest man I’ve ever known, and I’m positive you’ll go unchallenged for that title. I was so incredibly blessed.
Lindsey kiddJune 20, 2021, 9:37 AM
It took five years to find all the peach pits my father hid around the house Each time resulted in rueful smiles and occasional tears.
Remembering how sharp and smart my dad was when I was young,
& how dumb and stupid he became when I hit my teens,
& how amazed I was at his acumen when I hit my twenties,
& how now, sixty years later, life lessons learned from him
still put me in good stead.
Bear Claw Chris LappJune 20, 2021, 12:00 PM
Weekly if not daily I still have a question pop in my head and say, Dad would know the answer. Same with my oldest brother and Mom as well. I do miss them and did not know how good I had it till Dad was gone. May God bless all fathers each and every day and welcome them into His kingdom when that day comes.
Ed in upstate NYJune 20, 2021, 12:48 PM
Part of the continuing downward spiral of “disadvantaged” families is the lack of fathers therein.
NoriJune 20, 2021, 8:52 PM
Sheer,unbridled joy in that little guy’s face. Dad knew his sprout would love it,just as he did.
Dads envision things that Moms just don’t. Even better,they act upon them.
Thank You,Lord,for men who care about their children. Even if they are’nt.
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Who Am I? by Carl Sandburg
My head knocks against the stars.
My feet are on the hilltops.
My finger-tips are in the valleys and shores of universal life.
Down in the sounding foam of primal things I reach my hands and play with pebbles of destiny.
I have been to hell and back many times.
I know all about heaven, for I have talked with God.
I dabble in the blood and guts of the terrible.
I know the passionate seizure of beauty
And the marvelous rebellion of man at all signs reading “Keep Off.”
My name is Truth and I am the most elusive captive in the universe.
Duty, Beauty, Liberty, Country, Honor, Family, Faith — Plus a few simple easy to follow rules for guys
Men saw the stars at the edge of the sea
They thought great thoughts about liberty
Poets wrote down words that did fit
Writers wrote books
Thinkers thought about it
Take it where you find it
Can’t leave it alone
You will find a purpose
To carry it on
Mainly when you find it
Your heart will be strong
About it
Many’s the road I have walked upon
Many’s the hour between dusk and dawn
Many’s the time
Many’s the mile
I see it all now
Through the eyes of a child
Take it where you find it
Can’t leave it alone
You will find a purpose
To carry it on
Mainly when you find it
Your heart will be strong
About it
[Chorus]
Lost dreams and found dreams
In America
In America
In America
Lost dreams and found dreams
In America
In America
In America
And close your eyes
Leave it all for a while
Leave the world
And your worries behind
You will build on whatever is real
And wake up each day
To a new waking dream
Take it where you find it
Can’t leave it alone
You will find a purpose
To carry it on
Mainly when you find it
Your heart will be strong
About it
[Chorus]
Change, change come over
Change come over
Talkin’ about a change
Change, change
Change come over, now
Change, change, change come over
I’m gonna walk down the street
Until I see
My shining light
I’m gonna walk down the street
Until I see
My shining light
I’m gonna walk down the street
Until I see
My shining light
I’m gonna walk down the street
Until I see
My shining light
I see my light
See my light
See my shining light
I see my light
See my light
See my shining light
Gerard Van der Leun
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The look on that kids face as dad passes the tree. Dad will appreciate the hell out of that video in about 30 years or so. Lucky dawg. We didn’t get a video camera til the kid was about 12, in 1991. Fucker cost more’n a grand. Still have it somewhere, I think.
I miss my dad! is good news, I know I’ll be with him again someday! Happy Fathers Day, REW
Dirk
Just one reason why fathers are needed. I am truly sorry for those that don’t have one.
Thanks for everything, Dad. How is it possible that, you will have been gone physically 34 years, come this August. Yet, you live on in my memories and how you taught me to conduct myself as a man. You’re still the greatest man I’ve ever known, and I’m positive you’ll go unchallenged for that title. I was so incredibly blessed.
It took five years to find all the peach pits my father hid around the house Each time resulted in rueful smiles and occasional tears.
Remembering how sharp and smart my dad was when I was young,
& how dumb and stupid he became when I hit my teens,
& how amazed I was at his acumen when I hit my twenties,
& how now, sixty years later, life lessons learned from him
still put me in good stead.
Weekly if not daily I still have a question pop in my head and say, Dad would know the answer. Same with my oldest brother and Mom as well. I do miss them and did not know how good I had it till Dad was gone. May God bless all fathers each and every day and welcome them into His kingdom when that day comes.
Part of the continuing downward spiral of “disadvantaged” families is the lack of fathers therein.
Sheer,unbridled joy in that little guy’s face. Dad knew his sprout would love it,just as he did.
Dads envision things that Moms just don’t. Even better,they act upon them.
Thank You,Lord,for men who care about their children. Even if they are’nt.