Today is Father's Day, and if you are able to celebrate today with your dad, I strongly advise you to take advantage of the opportunity and do so. My own father, Nelson, passed away unexpectedly back in November of 1983, at the age of 74. I took the above photograph of him at Circle Bay, a condo complex just next door to where my parent's lived in Stuart, Florida. They retired there in 1976, and spent their happiest years there. Both my father and I were fans of John D. McDonald's Travis McGee novels, which featured a modern day knight errant who lived on a houseboat at Bahia Mar Marina in Fort Lauderdale, and expounded on all manner of subjects while solving mysteries and saving people's lives. I myself wanted to follow in McGee's footsteps and live on a boat, too. My father just preferred to stand along the shore and look at them. After seeing what hurricanes can do to watercraft, I have decided that my father had the right idea all along. He had 7 years of retirement in Florida, and enjoyed every minute of it. I wish he had had more time down there, but I am glad he at least had those years to enjoy. Happy Father's Day Everyone!
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