Lisa: On polishing a turd

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One aspect of your Dad’s role as Manager of Production Planning was to help with the annual game plan.  This was a name given for setting the future 5-year strategy of the company.  Your Dad met with executives to prepare presentations for top level executives with ultimate buy-in by the CEO.  These presentations took endless reiterations and revisions.  By the time the presentation was done, your Dad had coined the phrase, it was like “polishing a turd”.  No matter how many changes you made, something in the core essence of the presentation was still lousy.  And sometimes the presentation started out great, and by the time various executives got a hold of it, and continued changing it, it became a piece of crap.

Sam: On our Riverdance date

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Just 19 days before you were born, Dane, I went on a daddy-daughter date to the Altria Theater (formerly known as the Landmark) to see Riverdance. I remember being in awe of the dancers and how excited daddy was to see me rendered speechless.  I also remember feeling like a total badass because it was a school night!

To this day, each time I visit the Theater, I have a specific memory from this night. As you’re likely aware, the line for the women’s restroom is never a short one. Pre-Altria renovations, the lines were even more of a mess than they are today. BUT thankfully, daddy had a nifty trick. He knew of a “secret” restroom set aside from the others. The best part? The “MEN” sign was small enough for him to stand in front of and hide so that I — along with other grateful women — could actually fit our bathroom break in during intermission.