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ABOUT DAD TODAY

One could hardly talk about Dad without having a picture of perhaps his favorite thing-hunting.  I will not say anything else about Dad's interests except to say hunting may have been what he lived for!  But I would be remiss if I did not mention some of his skills.  As young man in his early 20s he spent 2 winters in Aberdeen SD going to mechanic school.  That meant he could take an engine apart and fix it with no trouble like the time Dave and I drove the truck without any anti-freeze!  He also wired our house and barn as well as some neighbors.  One has to mention his photography skills and his athleticism as well but he was beyond sports when we grew up.  I should add that he also loaded all his big rifle ammunition and often for friends as well.  

But one story about Dad.  We had neighbors to the north, Bert and Eleanor.  Their farm was right on the lake shore and certainly was a picture like setting.  Bert had cattle and he farmed land to our north.  Bert was really one nice guy but he had his downfalls and that was drinking (not kool-aid).  We would see Bert in his field working hard and perhaps going too fast.  Dad would say, "Bert is going on a bender!"  He was usually correct.  Bert would go to Geneseo and hang out in the bar for several days at a time.  I am sure while there he had great friends and maybe even solved may world problems.  One day Eleanor walked down to our house (a half mile) and asked for Dad.  There was something in the family that Bert had to be at and he had been gone for a few days.  Eleanor asked if Dad could drive to Geneseo and get him.  Dad, being the good neighbor, said he would do that.  The story goes that when Dad arrived at the bar to get Bert he was less than cooperative and less than in a good way.  Well according to Dad it took one swing which landed squarely on Bert's jaw and Bert came home while profusely apologizing all the way.  That is what good neighbors do, right?

Not a whole lot going on.  I do play tennis at 9:00 today and Terry has a luncheon gathering I think at 11:30 at the club.  Tomorrow she will have the first of two MRI appt with the second one on Sunday.  Trying to get to the bottom of some of the pain she has.  We are hopeful this will tell us.  

I could add that I have made a mess of the den here.  Everywhere you look there are papers and messes so maybe I need to address that.  MAYBE!

I decided to pass up breakfast this morning so will see how that goes.  I am thinking I should eat when I am hungry and not eat just because it is a certain time.  Would that be a way to lose weight?

FP is history so I will sign off for today.