Sunday, June 20, 2010

Father's Day.
To Blaine: You are amazing, amazing, amazing. All I've ever dreamed of, really and truly, my ultimate and lasting choice.
To Dad: You believe in me. It is a source of power I call on continually. So witty, so kind, so solid, so devoted. And you married the best possible spouse.
To Andrew: I'm in awe, man, I'm in awe. You are proof that doing what works, works.
To Benjamin: You dig in, and you never give up. You shine. You are the only one who doesn't know how much you shine.
To Matthew: Sweet, humble, FUN, hard-working, insightful. Even though we're not "joined at the hip" anymore. That's as it should be.
To Jared: You buckled down, and you took life by the horns. You are proving the master of the greatest challenge of all: yourself. You rock.
To Lawton: I LOVE how you love my daughter. I love how your children adore you. I love how you are committed to them all.
To Jesse and Anthony: Hang on guys, your time will come! Jesse, she's out there, I know she is, and she'll be so happy when you find her. Anthony, one step at a time, man, one step at a time, and you WILL climb that mountain, and I think I can see her waiting for you somewhere on the summit. In the meantime: you guys are great just the way your are.
And Jared A.: Can't wait to see you with baby-blurble on the shoulder of your best suit! SO excited for you and Rachel.
HAPPY FATHERS DAY TO THE WONDERFUL, INCREDIBLE MEN IN MY LIFE.

Sunday, June 13, 2010

For my buddies from Girls Camp 2010: Back to the Future


Ode to Girls' Camp 2010

Man, I used to be down on Girls Camp.
Girls Camp was, like, Dullsiville to me, Daddy-O.

But then I got cool.
I mean, I got scintillatingly frosty, Man.
I mean, Girls Camp became, like,
Wowsville, Daddy-O.

I started counting my bees, Momma,
till I got all six,
and then more.

I went back to the basics, y'know?
Like, way back,
like Future back.

And I remembered.

I felt, like, renewed, Daddy-O.
I could feel myself grooving on
into Paradise -

And that's not Dullsville, my sister.
That is Home.

by me, Linda Hyde,
and embellished in performance on June 9 by Susan Slauson bangin' on the bongos