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My Father's Birthday

Today is my dad's 82nd birthday. Happy Birthday Dad!

Dad died ten years ago, just 21 days shy of his 72nd birthday, on December 9, 2000. It's strange to me that he's not here.

When I was a kid my dad decided that he did not like having his birthday five days after xmas anymore. So, for just maybe one or 2 years, my mother staged Dad's "half-birthday" on June 30.

I don't remember a lot about his half-birthday. Except that we all felt that it was yet another attempt on the part of my father to hijack a perfectly good day of the year and make it all about him!

Nearly all Saturdays were my father's days. In so far as we were all pressed into service to work on whatever projects dominated his agenda that day.

But here it is, legitimately my dad's 82nd birthday, and he's not able to lay claim to it.

Maybe I'll go change my Honda's oil in his honor.

Bad Weeds 243: Three Plates Spinning

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Bad Weeds 242: Actor's Story

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When does a podcast become a museum

Should BadWeeds be retired?

Bad Weeds are Hard to Kill

Hello Weedlings!
I used to post podcast episodes on this site... fairly frequently!
Now, not so often anymore... well none in about about a year.

I leave the podcasts up because I like how they represent a time in my life -- a story. I'm particularly proud of the episodes from my trip to Uganda in 2006.
Some of the stuff is a bit racy... I guess I might tone it down if I did more episodes. I'll let you find that stuff on your own!

I'm thinking about starting it up again with a focus on my journey as an artist. We'll see.

Stay tuned!