Archive - Jun 15, 2011
Father’s Day Reflections
Submitted by Aldon Hynes on Wed, 06/15/2011 - 17:17Sunday is Father’s day and there are several different things going on this weekend. First, I should note that this week is Men’s Health Week and this month is Men’s Health Month.
Men’s Health Week is celebrated each year as the week leading up to and including Father’s Day.
I need to write a blog post about this for work. Hopefully, I won’t get too many interruptions and can do that tomorrow.
Yesterday, I think it was, I got a call from Mairead. This weekend is the Clearwater Festival. She wanted to know if I would be interested in spending Father’s day at the festival. The Indigo Girls are playing at about 4 PM that day. If I wasn’t interested, would it be okay if she and Miranda spent Father’s Day at the festival and we celebrated Father’s Day some other day. I talked with Kim, and we decided that we couldn’t really make it to Clearwater, but I encouraged my two older daughters to attend Clearwater. We’ll reschedule.
On Saturday, we will most likely go to the Fairfield County Irish Festival with Kim’s father. It costs a fraction of what Clearwater does and should be a good time. Also, it will be a chance for Fiona and I to meet The Rogues, whom Fiona interviewed on her radio show last week.
Also, Father’s Day is the debut of Conversations on Health Care on WNPR. I should probably listen in, and probably tweet the show.
A few weeks ago, Kim asked what I wanted for Father’s Day. I didn’t really have any answers. However, later it occurred to me that a cake with the QR code from my latest Wordless Wednesday post, on top would be great. If you have a smartphone that can scan QR codes, scan the code to find out why.
Yet more importantly, I had my Father’s Day meal a week ago. Last week was a chaotic week as we prepared for the Weitzman Symposium. Normally, for lunch, I bring leftovers. One night, we didn’t have anything that I could easily reheat at work, so Kim made fettuccini alfredo the night before and I had that for lunch. It helped me get through a long tough day, was very good, and was probably a better Father’s Day meal than anything I could have on Sunday.