2324 – Sunday Digest: The Week in Review

Happy Father’s Day.

While there has been a trend in this country to eliminate gender-specific holidays I believe it is important to honour those who brought us into the world. Many schools and school boards have stopped the practice of celebrating Mothers and Fathers for fear of not being inclusive. This of course is about as ridiculous as it sounds.

As such my son did not have a hand-drawn tie or some other cute kid artwork for his Dad this year. I have to give him credit though, he knew it was Father’s Day and trumpeted in the occasion with a loud and boisterous Happy Father’s Day at 7am as he jumped on me in bed!

My Dad will celebrate his 84th in September. We didn’t always see eye to eye when I was younger. I remember making him feel like crap as a teenager because I was smarter and going to go places his blue-collar life could never have gone. Of course, I was wrong. My Dad was a great father and provider for our single-income family. We lived within our means but my sisters and I never wanted for anything. He and my Mom raised us the best they could and they did a great job, with my sisters at least. I’m sure they lay awake at night wondering what they did wrong with me. In all seriousness…

Thank You, Dad.

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Father’s Day got me thinking about my favourite Dad song and the George Strait classic “Love Without End, Amen” was the first to come to mind.

And for all the ladies celebrating their Daddy take a listen to the Holly Dunn classic “Daddy’s Hands.”

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The week in review…

Layer of Lies
A colourful take on a layered Poem by Paula at Light Motifs II. Now I’m hungry for cake and rainbow sprinkles!

Ripped Pages Out of My Diary
A work exploring the weight of hopelessness and despair written by Rockstar Girl at Is It Real or Fantasy.

Backwards
A time caper complete with a twist at the end written by Sadje and Keep It Alive.

4 Line Fiction
Four lines that perfectly capture the emotion of the image written by Nicole Smith at Momoetry.

It’s a Living
Fandango at This, That and the Other captures the lament of every subway busker ever.

Subway Tunnel Guy
Christine AT Stine Writing reminds us of the joy and satisfaction of doing something just because you love to do it.

More highlights from Greg’s Blog…

What Are the Chances? | A hitchhiker warning written for Sadje’s “What Do You See?” prompt and Fandango’s One Word Challenge.

Dad’s Lesson | A Father story written for Carrot Ranch’s #99words challenge.

Dystopian Sunset | Phone photography taken during the smoke storms caused by the Northern Ontario /Quebec wildfires.

Around the Blogosphere…

Allium Stipitatum White Giant | A beautiful image by Vova Zinger’s Photoblog.

Try New Beaver Slap | Couldn’t stop laughing reading this gem by Joanne the Geek.

Next week…

Five Word Weekly and Four Line Fiction and some new T-Shirt Wisdom, Have a great week everyone,

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