My Dad is the best.
He is.
Even if today wasn’t his 79th birthday I would proclaim him the best.
*The man and his bike, in the cow barn converted into a motorcycle shop. Here he is with his Harley. One of the many bikes that stand in the stalls.
Pretty cool huh? He is.
He is the Dad you dream about…When I was in the third grade and the teachers questioned if I was ever going to be a real student, my Father told me I had beautiful handwriting, more beautiful than his. I still cry when I think of this. Dad always believed in me.
When I was sweet 16 and rudely, blatantly, devastatingly, fired from my first job at Candy’s Ice-cream Parlor, My Father went down to the shop and told the owner where he could stick his vulgar remarks. My broken, tender ego, found salvation in my Father’s "No-man-is-going-to-talk-to-my-daughter-like-that," pride.
More than anything I have known love; have never doubted the power of that gift, which he has freely given to me.
*My Brother Mathew has added onto this post
The Man and His Bike!
Dad is cool. Motorcycling is my Dads passion not a passing fad he got into "one day". The barn you see in the picture is a regular gathering spot on Friday nights for anyone who wants to talk motorcycles, farming, politics, joke, drink beer and hang out with Uncle George among all the motorcycles. The motorcycle (just one of many he owns and has owned)in the picture has over a hundred thousand miles on it and they are all quality miles. Miles where my dad goes to think. Miles where he goes to be alone. Miles where he goes to dream. Miles where he goes to see. Miles where he goes to visit. Miles where he just goes like a bat outa hell. Dad can work on motorcyles too but he doesn’t consider it work. I’ve watched him take a motorcyle completely apart and fix it on miles from home because "we just can’t leave it here". I’ve seen him race motorcycles and win even when he would come in last. I’ve seen him ride a tiny 90cc motorcycle 400 miles in a weekend on remote dirt roads just to say it could be done. Many seek to ride with this man just to feel, taste and live his passion. Happy Birthday !
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