My Dad Liked Women
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That is indeed a great story.
My Mom and Dad were truly in love all of thier lives together and I had a fantastic childhood as a result. My Dad also loved cars and all things mechanical that is how I got bitten by the bug so to speak. In fact I would also say that he wasnt a sports guy, and neither am I by self admission.
When I got my first job at age 15 1/2 in a Texaco station, I asked him if was disappointed that I was not trying out for any of the highschool sports. I can still remember what he said to me at the time. "Work can be fun and besides money is a great side benefit plus you will also pick up some additional and useful skills working there that you wouldn't get if you worked in a retail store or at McDonalds, or KFC"
He was correct on all accounts.
My Mom and Dad were truly in love all of thier lives together and I had a fantastic childhood as a result. My Dad also loved cars and all things mechanical that is how I got bitten by the bug so to speak. In fact I would also say that he wasnt a sports guy, and neither am I by self admission.
When I got my first job at age 15 1/2 in a Texaco station, I asked him if was disappointed that I was not trying out for any of the highschool sports. I can still remember what he said to me at the time. "Work can be fun and besides money is a great side benefit plus you will also pick up some additional and useful skills working there that you wouldn't get if you worked in a retail store or at McDonalds, or KFC"
He was correct on all accounts.
Your Dad sounds like he was a great guy.
My favourite funny moment with my Grandparents (in their 90's at the time about twenty years ago)..
My wife and I had just arrived at their condo for an afternoon visit and Grandpa invited us into the living room while Grandma made coffee in the kitchen. I noticed a cereal sized bowl 1/2 full of pills, and asked Grandpa if he had to take all of those in a week. He replied "Yes, but not a single Viagra in there. Doctor said I'm not allowed. Oh well, if the Viagra didn't kill me your Grandmother would". As my wife and I started getting embarrassed we heard my Grandma from the kitchen, "Oh, I don't know about that".
They really were a lot of fun.
My wife and I had just arrived at their condo for an afternoon visit and Grandpa invited us into the living room while Grandma made coffee in the kitchen. I noticed a cereal sized bowl 1/2 full of pills, and asked Grandpa if he had to take all of those in a week. He replied "Yes, but not a single Viagra in there. Doctor said I'm not allowed. Oh well, if the Viagra didn't kill me your Grandmother would". As my wife and I started getting embarrassed we heard my Grandma from the kitchen, "Oh, I don't know about that".
They really were a lot of fun.
Thank you so much for saying so. Yes, he was tough but fair. He was an industrial engineer by education and wanted me to be an engineer as well, but I just did not have the aptitude for math, so I knew after barely, and I mean barely passing college algebra in high school that there was no way I was going to make it as an engineer.
The irony is that I have 3 boys and 2 of them are formally educated in software engineering.....so my belief is that my Dad is smiling because of that. My other son has his BS in economics, and is now a data base administrator and developer.
Also my wife has a BS in math and was a practicing acturary when I met her....so go figure.
I have been so blessed in my life so far, and I thank God everyday for his purpose with my life.
Even if your own aptitude for math isn't great, your surrounded by a family skilled in mathematics!
Your astute observation is sooo true. Another weird tid bit.....math and programming are both founded in logic. As I have already said my math aptitude is not strong, but I discovered in college that I had a great head for programming, especially operating system logic. One class that I excelled in was called JCL (job control language). Obsolete by many standards today, it was the one "curriculum washout class" that I did well in.
Thanks again for your positive comments and recognition.
I miss my Mom and Dad terribly, and the one piece of advice that I would strongly give to all BITOGers who have this opportunity, is that you should try to spend as much time with your parents as you can, because one day they will both pass and that opportunity to do so in this world will be gone forever.
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I thought it was funny when my dad told me you're not going to find your future wife, by dating women one at a time. You have to be going out with at least 3 simultaneously. He had a masters degree in applied math and felt statistically the chances were slim that I would meet the right woman by dating only one person at a time.
Suffice it to say, I took his advice, and it became extremely difficult to keep track of whom I was supposed to be meeting when. Also, we already had cell phones--this means I could get a call at any time from anyone. What a comedy it was.
Suffice it to say, I took his advice, and it became extremely difficult to keep track of whom I was supposed to be meeting when. Also, we already had cell phones--this means I could get a call at any time from anyone. What a comedy it was.
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My dad was quite intelligent, so he took the actuarial exams for fun (he worked for The Travelers). One day, I asked him, how come you only passed 4, and aunt Judy passed 7? He gave me the Law and Order explanation, MMO. Then he said I had a young child that demanded a lot of my time--YOU!! It became impractical beyond 4 because it required a lot of preparation, he got through the first 4 winging it I guess.
That is impressive. Yes, I do remember the immense preperation that my wife went through while taking the tests. There is no way that I could do that. But that is the great thing about all of us. We all have unique talents, gifts, and quirks (me for sure by self admission) that make the world work in a wondrous way. That is one of the greatest things that I love about BITOG. There are many regular contributors here that know a lot about something and are willing to share it. They might also happen to live in another part of the country or world where additional insight from them is helpful and or considerate.
I thought it was funny when my dad told me you're not going to find your future wife, by dating women one at a time. You have to be going out with at least 3 simultaneously. He had a masters degree in applied math and felt statistically the chances were slim that I would meet the right woman by dating only one person at a time.
Suffice it to say, I took his advice, and it became extremely difficult to keep track of whom I was supposed to be meeting when. Also, we already had cell phones--this means I could get a call at any time from anyone. What a comedy it was.
I ended up having a date for the same venue with 3 girls. In the end I cancelled all 3 as there would be hell to pay if any of them seen me there (with or withou another girl).
