You could call them the original Phone Tap… Daddy LOVED Roy D. Mercer’s comedic phone call pranks. The humor was just up his alley to the point that he purchased CD compilation after CD compilation. Vulgar or not, we’d often listen to a few of these “greatest fits” on the drive to school in the morning—you know, to wake […]
Call it preparedness, OCD or a bit of both: daddy had a thing for saving boxes. To everything. Whether it was a toaster oven, DVD player, set of headphones or toy, its box would find its way to our attic for any just-in-case scenario. Of course, “returns” sat at the top of this just-in-case list, because in […]
You likely remember our electronic keyboard that graced the “Florida room” in our Winding Creek house. Joelle, Daddy and I would frequently turn on the pre-programmed songs, pretend we were virtuosos who could play the songs ourselves, and dance around like complete goobers. Superstition was was a favorite.
You know that awful, tickling sensation that floods you just before a sneeze? Well, I hated that as a kid and would frequently whine about it during our morning drives to school thanks to the sun (did you know that sneezing because of bright light is called the Photic Sun Reflex?). Daddy was adamant that rapidly […]
You could say daddy was the king of puns and (sometimes cringeworthy) jokes. He even had a knack for setting himself up for to deliver the perfect punchline. One of his favorites made a regular appearance at dinner (particularly whenever friends were over). While dishing out peas, he’d conveniently spill some and exclaim, “WHOOPS! I […]
The following was created by Sam (age 8) for Father’s Day 2000. The word that describes my dad the best is loving . If my dad were an animal, he would be an elephant because he makes noises like one . If I were an animal, I would be a seal because they are playful . My dad makes me laugh when […]
Written by Sam on Father’s Day 2013 Just like that, busy with work and away from the TV and radio ads, it crept up on me this year. But, as the weekend began, so did the flood of Father’s Day Facebook statuses and Tweets. Oh, right… Yesterday, I found myself chatting with Julie while standing […]
When I was eight years old – when we were in the midst of discussing your name – it suddenly hit me that I didn’t know Daddy’s middle name. While I thought “what is your middle name?” was a simple question, Daddy turned it into a game…a game that somehow lasted for a full week’s worth of […]
Daddy was far from stingy when it came to shelling out the $5 or $10 for a heat sheet, and boy was he possessive of this piece of swim meet gold. Immediately, he’d mark up the heat sheet – highlighting my events, Joelle’s events and all of our friends’ events, regardless of whether or not they […]
One of daddy’s favorite colors was purple. As a kid, I remember thinking that this was both silly and cool. Silly, because the world told me that purple was a “girl color,” yet cool, because purple was my favorite color!
Celebrating Jon 