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Father’s Day June 17, 2012 I missed many opportunities to tell my dad just how much I really loved him. He has now been gone for nearly eight years. I cannot pick up the phone to call him, write him a letter or drive over to see him. There were times that I could have done all of these things and I refused too. I once blamed him for my lack of contact with him, but now that I am older, and I hope wiser, I know that the blame falls on me and my pride. He was my Dad and I loved him very much. H... Read More

Happy Father's Day to the men who are being remembered at this time. It isn't Father's Day in NZ, but tomorrow is the 43rd anniversary of my father's death at nearly 73. His four children all had a longer life than his, and we cherish his memory and often recall his brilliant wit, his singing, his craftsmanship, and the true gentleman that he was. He was a first World War British soldier, who emigrated to New Zealand after the war, bringing with him a great supply of old English sayin... Read More

And so the time has come to say farewell                                                          I see you lying in that hospital bed Eyes closed Fighting for each breath So very tired of fighting this battle Your spirit trudging onward Stubbornly re... Read More

I watched the Michael Jackson funeral today. it was a beautiful service and not quiet what I had expected. I cried even though I was never a big fan. I cried for the children that are going to have to grow up without the only parent they really know. I also cried thinking about how the press is going to try to destroy these kids by ripping their father to pieces. I say let the dead rest. These kids are going to have it rough enough...leave them alone. But they will not. I lost all respect for... Read More

Mother shooed us out the door at the hour she had determined would be most expedient. It was a fine afternoon in late March when father and I left the house to and walked the short distance to the County Court House. We were each going to take the required written test for a driver's license. I completed Drivers' Education the summer before and had been driving with a learner's permit and an adult since then so I was only required to take the written test. father was doing his annual renewal and... Read More

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