You know how it is when things just happen and you are in the right place and the right time. That’s the circumstance of many of these stories.
Some are also shaped by my dad’s adage of, “try anything–within reason–once.” He told me that when I was in junior high school and I was a bit shy about trying things because I might not do well. Trying something new was just another opportunity to produce anxiety. Another chance at to feel lousy about something.
But, my parents kept encouraging me to try. Just go for broke and give it your best shot. It will be okay.
So, some of these stories are about dad and my family, about trying new things and stuff that happened on trips with Mike and a mashup of other people and places.
More often than not, the great stuff that resulted in not being afraid to try something new.
A Father Looks Past Sixty 