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Show Dad what he means to you

June 16, 2015

by r_tompkins

According to research, dads often get the short end of the stick when it comes to being recognized on their day. In fact one recent survey found that if Mother’s Day and Father’s Day were celebrated on the same day, 78% of adult children would acknowledge Mom over Dad.

The people who were surveyed gave a variety of reasons for choosing Mom. Perhaps one reason Mom gets more attention is that she had an official holiday proclaimed 58 years earlier than Dad. Before you get too upset with those people who don’t seem to find fathers as important, consider that early attempts to establish a day honoring men were belittled by those very honorees. According to one historian, men “scoffed at the holiday’s sentimental attempts to domesticate manliness with flowers and gift-giving.”

But should that keep you from honoring Dad?

While letting Dad know that you appreciate him shouldn’t be reserved only for one day of the year, Father’s Day does provide the perfect opportunity to express your love and gratitude to the fathers in your life.

The colorful Jim Valvano once said of his father, “My father gave me the greatest gift anyone could give another person – he believed in me.”

If you have a man in your life who has guided you yet allowed you to forge your own way, believing that you would accomplish whatever you set out to do, then you are truly blessed. Whether this person is your father, stepfather, grandfather or even a friend’s father who has played a significant role in your life, saying “I love you” will mean so much.

This Father’s Day, show Dad what he means to you.

Interesting days

Today - A lot of things to celebrate today...https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/go-fishing-day/, https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/splurge-day/, https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/sushi-day/, https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/international-picnic-day/, https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/international-panic-day/ and https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/dump-the-pump-day/. Which will you celebrate? Or you can combine two or more of them for a special celebration. Me? I'm going for the sushi

Tomorrow - Just as many to celebrate...https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/juneteenth/ If you don't know what Juneteenth is, check out this article in Wikipedia. It's also https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/world-sickle-cell-awareness-day/, https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/flip-flop-day/, https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/sauntering-day/, https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/garfield-the-cat-day/ and https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/martini-day/ About the shaken vs stirred debate: In a nutshell

The rule of thumb is to stir any drink that is meant to be translucent, Martinis and Manhattans for example, and shake anything that already has an opaque ingredient like citrus.  Incidentally, stirring a usually shaken drink can produce some interesting flavors.

So, a regular martini is most properly stirred, while a chocolate martini should be shaken. But if you're a tough guy like James Bond, shaken is more violent. Read the full article here.

Next Thursday - https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/global-beatles-day/, https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/catfish-day/, https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/color-tv-day/ and https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/strawberry-parfait-day/ You can watch a recording of the lads on Ed Sullivan on your color telly while eating catfish followed by a strawberry parfait. Back in those days my grandparents were the only ones I knew with a color TV

July 18 - Exactly one month after Sushi Day, it's https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/caviar-day/ I've had caviar before but it's not high on my list of fun foods to eat