In May, we celebrated Mother's Day and folks wore roses (red or white) to celebrate that day and their mothers.
And, of course, the mothers also got gifts -- lots of gifts such as chocolate, jewelry, etc.
Also, of course, most families took their mothers out to eat for the big day.
But for Father's day -- hmmmm. No roses. What to do?
So folks buy ties, tools, and other such things for their fathers.
And instead of taking the fathers out to eat, they hand him a platter of raw hamburgers, hotdogs, and steaks and send him outside in the heat to cook them on the grill.
There might be something wrong with this picture. : )
Anyway, today IS Father's day.
And those of you who are out of town and far far away from your father and unable to be present for the goodies he will be grilling -- well, you should at least call him on the good old 'landline' phone.
Or if your father is especially 'hip' (old term, I know) and has a smart phone, you could do a video call to him.
Or you could send him a text message.
Or an email.
Or whatever.
But do get in touch with your dad today and let him know how much you appreciate him.
For those who no longer have dads -- spend sometime today reflecting on your dad and appreciating what he did for you.
Speaking of reflection and appreciation, we have posted this before but it is worth repeating.
What is it? you ask.
Well, it is an article that was in the Register Guard Newspaper of Eugene, Oregon in 2009 -- an article written by a Sports Writer for that paper. It was a tribute and a Happy Father's Day reflection about his dad.
It was great in 2009 and it is definitely worth repeating today. HERE'S THE LINK
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