Shopping List for Father�s Day
Sunday, Jun. 20, 2004, 3:26 p.m.

QUESTION: What should we get Dad?

WHAT I LEARNED: Don't bother to ask what he wants.

Here�s 3 iterations of what my husband wanted for Father�s Day:

• I don�t know,
• Nothing,
• A new mustache trimmer.

Here�s what he�s getting:

• 1 humorous card signed by his 2 kids;
• 3 African cichlid fish swimming in one plastic bag bought to replenish manly 65-gallon aquarium in living room that�s getting a little sparse;
• a midnight blue vase with 3 of those twisty bamboo stalks in it � the cashier says that�s good luck all year;
• 2 hug bunches of balloons to festoon home with Father�s Day cheer;
• a mixed pack of pyrotechnic delights from the local fireworks stand;
• a pocket knife with a rainbow finish for discerning pocket knife owners chosen by pocket-knife-savvy son;
• some casual clothing chosen by fashion-maven daughter at high-end men�s store to include two pair boxer shorts, one pair workout shorts, and one pair khaki shorts desperately needed for not-a-drop-of-fashion-sense dad;
• a lot of black licorice;
• license to buy cartons of protein bars at local health food store;
• dinner at the ultimate daddy dinner hot spot � Outback Steakhouse.

Of course, the one item he actually did mention wanting is not on this list. Maybe for his birthday - it's right around the corner. It will be useful for us to have something to work with during the next round of - nothing, I don't know, I don't need a thing.

But for now, we'll just say...

Hey Daddy-O � Happy Father�s Day!

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