A Father

What does it mean to have a Father?  How has that person shaped you?  How are you connected?  Not having a Father present for most all of my life, one would think these questions would be difficult for me to answer - but are they?  Let's see ...

• My Father liked Porsches
  
• My Father enjoyed working with wood
• My Father was a bit of an audiophile
• My Father was prematurely gray, with blue eyes, and skin that burned like a true Irishman
• My Father joined a fraternity in college - Zeta Psi
• My Father was a bright man with a sense of humor
• My Father was a U.S. Army helicopter pilot (OK, this one needs a hint: for half of my professional career, my work has been with the U.S. Army)

• ...

There is no doubt in my mind that I am my Father's son.  Even though he never played a direct role in my life, he is a part of me - more than I would have ever thought (be it basic physical traits, interests, character, or strange coincidences).  And it seems that as the years tick by, this connection becomes clearer - and my connection to my Father becomes deeper.

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