"In his domestic administration my father had this system . . . to keep a journal and insert in it all occurrences of any note . . . A record very pleasant to look at when time begins to efface the memory of events, and very well suited to get us out of perplexity: When was such and such a thing begun? When completed? What retinues came? How long did they stay? Our trips, our absences; marriages; deaths; the receipt of happy or unhappy news . . . An ancient custom, which I think it would be good to revive, each man in each man's home. And I think I am a fool to have neglected it." (Montaigne, Book I, Essay 35 (publ. 1580))

Thursday, June 19, 2008

Father's Day 2008

Just a quick note about several fun Father's Day things.

1. Patricia and I had breakfast at Soma Cafe - our house was entirely unusable due to the painting (discussed in post below). This is the first time during the entire project that we weren't even able to make breakfast at the house.

2. My in-town children (Chris and Paul Jr.), Mary Beth Stern, Patricia and I went to the Phoenix Art Museum - primarily to see a show titled "Passport to Europe". You can read about it at my other website by clicking here.

3. Then we went to Arizona Center and had an early dinner at Sam's Cafe. Which was quite sociable and fun, though the food wasn't as good as I remembered.

4. To top off the day, I talked to my dad (and mom) for 45+ minutes later in the evening. We discussed Iowa flooding, NBA finals, remodeling, some of their upcoming visitors, etc. Always delightful to chat.
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