A Nearly Perfect Father’s Day

So, I had a great Father’s Day. Karri almost got me a box of John Wayne ammo (see my very first post on May 26), but she wisely chose the John Wayne Century Edition DVD collection instead. She says it lasts longer, and she’s right. I love Karri! She’s so smart.

It has 14 of The Duke’s best movies. Giddyup, pilgrim!

The kids got me a hand crank radio with a built-in light. It has an AC adapter so you can plug it in, or it can run on standard batteries, or, and this is the cool part, it has a dynamo, so it’s useful during a power outage. You just crank it up and off you go. AM/FM and short wave. You can charge your cell phone with it too. Sweet!

We went to church, where they passed out to all the fathers an ice cold Dad’s root beer.

After church, Karri took me to my favorite restaurant, ¡Caso Ramos!, which I’ve been meaning to blog about for some time now. This place is becoming a habit. I know Mexican food, and this stuff is mui sabroso! I’ve been stuck on the Carne Asada y Mas for about eight visits now.

Thanks Karri! Thanks kids! I love you guys! And thank you to our Heavenly Father for such a wonderful family. I am ridiculously blessed. My cup indeed runneth over. Happy Father’s Day God!

Happy birthday Duke!

John Wayne would have been 100 years old today. AMC and TCM are showing lots of his films this weekend. My daughter Emily and I watched The Cowboys last night. I haven’t seen that movie since my dad took me to see it when I was 11 or 12 years old. It was just as good 35 years later. They don’t make them like this anymore! Evil stalks Good, Good puts up a hell of a fight, Evil gets the upper hand, but just when all seems lost, Good gets really righteously mad and kicks the crap out of Evil. It truly warms the heart.

Winchester has produced a limited John Wayne Centennial edition of .45 Colt ammunition in a commemorative box. I had to pass. Ammo for my single action army is expensive as it is, but this stuff is about $42 for a box of 50 rounds! I’m a fan, but dang! (For the buck I need more bang, literally!) I say this now, but I’ll probably be kicking myself in 20 years. The empty box will probably be worth more to collectors. Still, if I bought a box, Karri would probably me shoot me with it!