I completely forgot one of my all-time old school favorite films—Roman Holiday. How could I forget this delightful film starring Gregory Peck and the beautiful, sparkling, Audrey Hepburn? Common man meets royalty and falls in love. Great, great film! I can think of loads of films since that have tried to duplicate this same story line—there will never be an equivalent.Today is Father’s Day. Pops has already done his favorite thing all before 8am—golf. He played a quick 9 holes before any of us were awake. No breakfast in bed for him. Never gonna happen. The day will follow with his next favorite item which is watching the U.S. Open—“in peace”--meaning with no disturbance from us. Mix this in with a nice meal, a great dessert, a few gifts and we’ve completed our celebration for the day.
According to Wikipedia, Father’s Day was created in 1908 to complement Mother’s Day. Strangely, no one has mentioned anything about this being the centennial celebration. And all this time I thought Hallmark had invented the merriment…..
Personal note: My brother-in-law, Doc, is celebrating his first Father’s Day today. He’s waited a long time for this! They’ll be bringing Katie home in a few weeks. He’ll soon find out why we celebrate and tell Dad thank you for all he does--at least for one day a year.
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