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OT: Things That Remind Me of My Dad
By JLP | May 7, 2008
I realize that this stuff isn’t personal finance-related but it is one of the ways that I can honor my dad.
My dad’s been gone over two months now. I don’t think a day has gone by that I haven’t thought about him. Most of the time it’s just me thinking to myself that I can’t believe he’s gone. Then other times it’s certain things that remind me of him.
1. Warren Buffet or anything to do with Berkshire Hathaway - My dad was a big fan of Warren Buffett and was a Berkshire Hathaway shareholder. He used to tell me over and over how I needed to read 101 Reasons to Own the World’s Greatest Investment
2. Every time I use his calculator. - A few years ago my wife and I bought my dad a Texas Instruments BA II PLUS calculator. As a kid, I remembered dad sitting in his chair with pages and pages of numbers. He used to sit there and “figure” stuff. So, I bought him a calculator and tried to show him how to use it but I don’t think he ever took it beyond simple math. All that, “Push the “2nd” button followed by the #5 button…” didn’t sit well with him. LOL!
Anyway, after he died I found his calculator sitting beside his chair and mom told me to take it because she wouldn’t ever use it and nobody else in the family knew how to use it. So, it sits on my desk and I think about dad every time I use it.
3. Every time something cool happens with this blog. - Other than my wife, my dad was my number one cheerleader when it came to my blog. Strangely, he NEVER left a comment on any post. I don’t know why. But, I knew he kept up with what I was doing from time-to-time. I also called him frequently to discuss ideas and to tell him when a magazine or newspaper mentioned me. He always thought that was cool and he would brag to everyone about it.
4. Every time I see a cool new car. - My dad was a car nut. He LOVED cars. I remember him taking me to car shows when I was a kid. I’m pretty sure he was a major influence in my car tastes. A month or so ago, I saw a new Jaguar XF and even though he was already gone, my first thought was to call my dad and tell him about it.
I’m sure there’s a lot more things that make me remember him—I just can’t think of them right now.
What about you? What reminds you of your parents?
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