For Father's Day...

This is my favorite picture of my father. He's 25 years old, and that's my oldest sister, his first born, at about 18 months old. She was the apple of his eye, and the world was his oyster. The war was over and he'd made it home, gone to college on the GI Bill, met a beautiful woman that's still with him 64 years later, had a perfect little girl and launched a career. There's hope, and promise, and joy in this picture -- a portrait of a young man living the American Dream. Five kids and a few grandsons later, I think the Dream's still alive.

Happy Father's Day, Dad!