Today, we bade a fond farewell to Bob and Noreen and their lovely lakeside home. Alice and Chris had skyed the day before. Now, our hosts have a moment of peace, before the next crowd arrives. We headed south to Columbia, SC and tomorrow we head on to Charleston. Today is Father’s Day, for those of you who celebrate this holiday. Anne likes to celebrate Mother’s Day, since she labored to become one. A month later, I am always of the mind, “Hey, what about me?”

On this day, all across the country, sons call their fathers. Dan was first in our family, when he rang me up. Interestingly, he was standing by his Prius, waiting for the cops to arrive. Someone had hacked off his catalytic converter and he wanted to first make a police report, before he made his insurance claim. That was his bad news. His good news is that he is going to get laid off at the end of the month. No, really. For the last year he has been laboring on a secret project that soon he will be able to tell everyone about. Besides, he is looking forward to collecting some unemployment. The show is Life and Trust (official website).

Earlier this year, we met him on location for lunch at Conwell Coffee House. Located a block south of Wall Street, he struck quite the counterpoint to the neighborhood’s normal attire of Brooks Brothers suits, by wearing overalls, a wool sweater and cap. He had to dress warmly, because work got as cold as hell.

This week, the show opened in limited release. Dan and Britt saw the play twice. Dan has been so happy while working there. Today, even after discovering the car, he was still in an upbeat mood. It is almost a shame that his work there is ending, but his sense of accomplishment more than makes up for that.