So father's day is now upon us. Gosh, it is like time just keeps on moving forward. I now qualify as a father under the father's day rules. That is weird. It is hard to think of me as a dad. I read an article about how dads enable their kids to take more risks. I believe that. There is a difference between dads and moms. A dad will let their kid explore farther and let their kid fall and see if they can pick themselves up. I am just like that. I will let Brennon go farther, but always watching, and will see if he can learn not to bump his head on something.

What to say about my dad? I do respect what he has done. As a doctor and then a psychiatrist he has treated many patients for many different diseases, mental and physical. That puts him in a class of a servant. Just like a teacher people depended on him to help them. I think in our family there is this perfectionistic streak. I know my sister has it and I have it and I would not be surprised if my dad has it. It is like we seek knowledge and love to learn. I don't know how many degrees my dad has, but he is still learning to this day. Going to Harvard and Tulane and getting an MD must have been hard as well. There are great learning accomplishments on his side. I think growing up I tried to mimic that and my sister did the same. She did it much better than I.

As a kid, when my parents got divorced my mom got to keep the Apple IIe. I think looking back that was a big tie to my father because I knew he liked to program computers. As I programmed it was like spending time with him. I continued to learn and I think felt a connection of the power of computers. Over the years we have shared a common bond of computers and gadgetry. When all the Basses got together last year we all pulled out our iPhones and talked about apps and the like. It was obvious that even though we never spent much time together that our family bond is strong. I believe that family blood ties a family member to each other. I am reminded of the dad who's son did a crime vs the stepdad whose stepson commited a crime. As oppossed to the stepdad the real dad said, "he is still my son no matter what, because he is blood". The same is true for my dad. He will always be my father, no matter what. Happy Fathers Day Dad!