Happy Father's Day, Guys...

POSTED BY: zoid
UPDATED: Monday, June 20, 2005 22:10
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ZOID

Sunday, June 19, 2005 10:43 PM

Dads:

It may be a thankless job in a sh!t storm of ever-increasing magnitude, but somebody's gotta do it. Please note that mine is the first post on the subject and the day's nearly over, and take that as evidence that my first sentence is at least arguably true.

For all you do, fathers of the world, this post is for you. Have a cold one on me , and enjoy a sporting event on TV this evening (Detroit v. San Antonio, 7:30 PM CDT, for instance). Hopefully, no one will give you too much flack about it...

Paternally,

zoid

P.S.
I'm going to my daughter's house for a cookout, then to the drive-in to see "Batman Begins" with my 16- and 11-year olds; a perfect Father's Day gift for me. I am both loved and remembered. I hope y'all are too.
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"I'll tell you what I am - I'm the damn pater familias!" -Ulysses Everett McGill, O Brother, Where Art Thou?"

IMEARLY

Sunday, June 19, 2005 10:50 PM

Thanks for the thread Zoid, we dad's need a day off.

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Go sign my Guest Book, http://www.geocities.com/thisbrownhouse
Then download Serenity, http://homepage.mac.com/rocketplane/FileSharing8.html
And remember, Roni's watching you.

And So Are They.

THATWEIRDGIRL

Sunday, June 19, 2005 11:37 PM

It's not completely thankless, I remembered. I guess I just didn't say it loud enough.

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY!!!!

I spent the afternoon with my dad. He got to fire up his new grill. Mmmmm, ribs. I gave him an appropriately tacky red with pink polka dotted tie. I also added a few Fuller’s pint glasses to his bar. We talked about ST OS, bad zombie movies, and online gaming. What could be better?

I hope all the fathers had a lovely day. Happy father’s day Zoid and Early.

www.thatweirdgirl.com
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Res melius evinissent cum pepsimilk!

CALLMESERENITY

Monday, June 20, 2005 12:55 AM

I add my paternal well-wishings to the list!

I called my father. We talked for a record 5 minutes. And I donated money to a charity in his name which made him happy because at Christmas he told me he didn't want gifts anymore. Quote him: "If I need it, I'll buy it. If I want it, I'll buy it." He and my mom are coming down next week to stay with me for a few days before heading down to visit my sister and I've got some "dadweiser" in the fridge waiting for him (rootbeer with a fun label). And I'm going to make spaghetti sauce from scratch for him, which should really make him happy.

"What's the use of a house if you haven't got a tolerable planet to put it on?"-H.D. Thoreau

CHRISISALL

Monday, June 20, 2005 1:07 AM

Happy Father's Day to you also, Zoid.
I'll be havin' that cold one with an ep or two of Lois and Clark on dvd, my Father's Day present.
I'm with Supes, and you're with the Bat, how perfect is that?
What did Rick say in Mummy 2? "It's not easy...being the Dad", but it sure is worth it.
Yep, we're lucky, us Dads.

DadDadDadieo Chrisisall

ZOID

Monday, June 20, 2005 1:28 AM

Folks:

Nice to see y'all thinking of your fathers. Mine passed away in '01, but I thought of him twice this week: today and his birthday on the 16th.

The cookout was great (I like talking with my son-in-law, he's a blessing on our family). Now I've got about 20 minutes to kill before the movie and I just gotta say, chrisisall, that the main reason I'm going is because of reports of the Serenity trailer being attached to this particular property. I expect to enjoy the flick too; but I plan on screaming like a banshee if our trailer comes on.

The second feature is "The Longest Yard"; but I'm a little concerned about crude-for-the-sake-of-crude humor. If the movie's good, I can put up with some. But I'd just as soon not subject the kids to it without some redeeming value in the storytelling. Anybody seen it yet? Remember, you've got upwards of 15 minutes to let me know (so, snap to it!).

The other alternative is to switch to the other screen (perfectly permissable at this drive-in) and catch Star Wars Episode III again. I'd just as soon not, but the 11-year old is pretty keen (even though he thinks Anakin is "crazy" and that he wants to "hit Anakin"). I tried to tell him that the character isn't really bad, just badly drawn...

So, help a brother, father and 'bad mutha' out, and help me make this decision.

Lately,

zoid

P.S.
Okay, 13 minutes to go. What's taking y'all so long? Oh, right. I haven't posted this yet.
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"Sure as I know anything, I know this: I aim to misbehave." -Capt. Mal Reynolds, Serenity, a.k.a. 'the BDM'

COZEN

Monday, June 20, 2005 1:48 AM

My daughter bought me a Werner paddle for my kayak. Must have cost $350 Cdn if a penny. Spent a good portion of the day hassling her for spending the remnants of her gross personal income on this gift (though I suspect her boyfriend funded the bulk of the cost).

I love her more than I can possibly describe.

Silly twit!

Perfect gift, though. She knows me so well, it scares me.

This life has been good, and I am grateful.

May all you other dads out there have a terrific day.

***
Jennifer: I love you. Thanks for being you.

SAFEAT2ND

Monday, June 20, 2005 2:29 AM

I played in a softball tournament this weekend. We made it to Sunday so 8:00am this morning, I was up and out of the house. I called my wife and 2 little girls after the 9:00am game (which we won, thank-you) and,bless her soul, my wife's first words to me were "was it a good start to father's day?" Yes it was. We went on to win a qualification to play in the Provincials in Niagara Falls.
Then off to my dad's for his infamous BBQ.

Quite a day! My girls even got to watch the last game. Y'know....it's great to be a dad!
It also doesn't hurt that I married the perfect woman.

DANFAN

Monday, June 20, 2005 2:37 AM

Haven't gotten to speak with my dad since he passed in '93. All I can do now is ask God to pass messages to him for me. But I thought of him today...

My wife hugged me this morning. Then she said she thought it over and she decided to spend the rest of her life with me.

My 22 year old son hugged me, kissed me on the cheek and wished me a happy father's day. My 19 year old son called me from work to say he was thinking of me.

I call the day a huge win... knocked clean out of the park.

DARKJESTER

Monday, June 20, 2005 4:17 AM

My 12-year-old son was up last week from South Carolina (I'm in Indiana) so he gave me his present on Wednesday - a cool 3-D General Grievous picture, framed and everything. And we talked on the phone this evening.
I stopped by my parents' this afternoon, and talked with my dad (and mother) about their plans for the coming year. Come October, they are moving to Lithuania for a year so he can teach at a new Christian university there (being retired has some benifits!)
And finally, I stopped at Wal-Mart and picked up the new Eric Johnson CD, "Bloom". Not his best album, but he's always a pleasure to listen to.

MAL "You only gotta scare him."
JAYNE "Pain is scary..."

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