June 19th, 2016

 Happy Father’s Day:

          "Father Time is the mother of all action figures: 
          Becoming a house husband can be a close second but not if you don't let it.  New to the job?  Let it be known that if invited to a Tupperware Party you'll be wearing a hardhat and kilts.  Real Scotsmen don't wear underwear under their kilts.  If a real tough mother does invite you over she won't let you sit down anywhere or at least not on a white or light colored couch.  I've been waiting fourteen years for a Tupperware Party invitation.  Guess what?  You're right.  I never got one.  So, once you got that out of the way you can call yourself anything you want, because this is America.  One of the things I call myself is: writer.   
          Here's some other job descriptions you can use.  If you're changing diapers: Waste Disposal Engineer.  Ever write a check?: Property Manager.  Brush the dog: Dog Groomer.  Make toast: Electronics Engineer.  Change the oil in your twenty-year-old car: Auto Mechanic.  A week late on your taxes: Tax Resister.  See where I'm going with this.     
          You are not a househusband you're Captain of the Bridge, the fate of all civilization is in your hands.  Really.  You are helping to raise a child or children that may never start a war, that might cure cancer, or become president, or someone that will be happy and live a full life. 
          So, when you're in your Soccer Dad Car and you see some woman speed by on a Harley you can forget about your plethora of job titles, now and again (you're only human), but never forget that a father by any other name is still a father by any other name.
          Happy Father's Day:"   
          Pat, Dick, Jack, Bill, Billy, Jim, Steven, Jackie, Bret, Larry, Mathew, Bob, Merrill, Eric, Dean, and in memory of Lloyd, Gary, Orlin, Dick G., Ralph, and Bernard. 


Please give to St. Jude's Hospital: Danny Thomas Place/ Memphis, Tennessee, 38105/ 800-822-6344