Father's Day – The News Desk

Your dad probably isn’t going to complain about any gift you give him. For better or worse, most modern dads don’t get hung up on presents. You know the meme of the older, bearded gentleman with a goofy smile opening a shirt just like the one he has on? There’s a lot of truth to that. However, I am not only a dad and a gear reviewer but also someone with a specific philosophy about what makes a good gift for middle-aged men like me.You’ll notice some threads running through this manifesto guide: The best gifts for a dad are things that not only are relevant to his interests but also can be fairly described as “overkill.” Dads tend to like things that are overbuilt but useful. I’m sure some dads want to be “pampered,” but this is not me or the dads I know, who all physically cringed readin...

Fathers I have on my desk two photos. The first is of my parents, taken in a photo booth in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, in the fall of 1946, about six months before they were married. The second, also of my parents, was taken on their 70th anniversary. What’s interesting is that the pose in both photos is very similar, and what is plain from both photos is the love they shared. Seventy years of life and love. (Credit: Ward Clark) On May 4th, 2018, my Dad passed away. He was 94. A few weeks prior, he came down with an acute gall bladder blockage and infection; they operated, removed his gall bladder and some stones, but the surgery weakened him badly. Pneumonia followed and on that Iowa spring day, at 4:30 AM, he faded peacefully away in his sleep. When Dad passed, it was like a light went out...

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