As I mentioned when I wrote about my 360 review, I am not exactly skilled in the art of “avoiding saying things that won’t help.” I couldn’t give this example because I knew that my daughter was working on a blog post of her own to tell that story. She tells it better than I would. I hope you enjoy her post as much as I do,
Not Short on Mount Baker, Washington, 1998
In 1998, I traveled with my father to the beautiful state of Washington. We rented a car and put about 1,600 miles on it, visiting Seattle, Mount Rainier National Park, Olympic National Park, Mount Baker National Forest, Whidbey Island, Grand Coulee Dam and a quirky little Western town called Winthrop, which had good candy and ice cream and VHS rentals of great classic movies like “The Treasure of the Sierra Madre.” But I digress.
Amid these majestic settings, my Dad imparted to me many an important life lesson and one very hilariously unsuccessful compliment, the story of which he has finally authorized me to share. Allow me to introduce our characters:
DAD
A former resident of Seattle, motivated to show his 14-year-old daughter the natural wonders of his former home. He presents as highly obsessively organized and armed with 25lbs of maps, itineraries and emergency supplies as this was his first…
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Great story Dan. You Goober butt. Lol. Sounds like something my husband would do. What a great legacy. Thanks for sharing it.😀 Your daughter seems really terrific.
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Thanks. She is a great kid. I felt really bad at the time, but now it’s just a funny story that we tell. Although we tell it whenever I make a similar remark :(
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I did enjoy your talented daughter’s post. It made me laugh aloud. Family ties and traditions are built on such memories. Thanks for a good red this morning.
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Thanks – she does a good job over at her blog and she’ entitled to tell this story for as long as it takes.
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Good story and well told. Love this daughter/ father interaction. That must have been a great trip too.
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It was a really good trip. We did another one years later in northern CA.
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Dan, you and your daughter are such wonderful friends. There is trust and confidence even in the way she writes about you. Have a blessed weekend!
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Thanks Peter. She’s pretty special to us.
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What a great story.
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Thanks (on behalf of she who wrote it) but I get partial credit for being dumb enough to say that.
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:D
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