Conference 7.286::sports_90

    Nice note, Glen.
    
    May I add one to your list?
    
    He who give you an advance on your allowance,
    as the clothing sale ends before your payday.
    
    Seriously, Dads, I hope you all have a wonderful day, whatever you
    do.  I miss my Dad an awful lot, he's been gone now for 16 years.
    Sometimes, when things get me down, I think of all that he went
    through in his lifetime, and my problems suddenly seem so
    insignificant.
    
    He was quite a guy, my Dad.
    
    Lee

    heres a nice  note i got from daughter  Courtney
    
    
    Lets take a little walk,
    
    We can have a little talk,
    
    
    I made a little  snack,
    
    
    We can put it in our pack,
    
    
    It will be fun  to be together on Fathers day..
                                             
    
    

    Dad and I plan to drown some worms this weekend.
    
    Mark.

There are many things a man can do in his life.

He will walk many miles, watch countless sunrises and sunsets,
cut the grass, fix leaky faucets...  He'll watch some sports
on the tube, and read some good books...  He'll have good days
and bad days, he'll have days that will stick in his mind so
that years later, in the golden years of his life he'll open
the door to his memories and that one day will be there, shining
still, years after....

Some men are born to greatness.  Other men achieve greatness through
their words, their actions, or simply their presence in the right
place at the right time.

Some men are far from great.  The average ordinary everyday Joe
who works in the factory, or drives the bread delivery truck,
who's presence on this earth might not seem as important as
that of a President, or a Premier, or a Prime Minister.

But of all the things any man can do, by far the GREATEST, and
the longest lasting, and the one that will impact the future of
the world in the most intense way, the greatest thing a man
can do, is father a child.

A man's greatest, and most difficult task, is the raising of and 
protecting, the life he helped bring into the world.

I myself have never had the privilege, although I hope someday to
do so.  

To all fathers everywhere, thank you.

And to my own dad: you were always there whenever I needed you... I
hope I can always be there for you when you need me.

    You guys are bringing a tear to my eye.  
    
    I am absolutly thrilled to be spending my very first Father's day with
    my daughter Lindsey.  There's no feeling like it.
    
    Happy Father's Day to all the dads, future dads, and someday dads in
    the conference.
    
    =Bob=

    Mind boggling.
    
    Mushy SportsNoters.  
    
    
    Blech.   ;)
    
    ---kim

    
    Sniff.  'Saw, that was better'n yer Memorial Day Note.
    
    A top-shelf entry for NoTY (Mushy Division).
    
    Dickster
    

    WOW!  I'm touched by all this sentiment!  I didn't no youse guys had it
    in ya!
    
    Mike_who_has_achieved_'greatness'_4_times!

    Ah, that's more like it.  This note was getting close to serious.
    
    Bill
    

>Didn't anyone ever tell ya 'bout that little rubber thingie
>that goes over the end of your John Thomas ;^)

    'Saw, that's okay.  I can't wear 'little' anyway!
    
    Mike

    'saw,
    
    I thought you had cured yourself from using cliches!!  You've obviously
    had a relapse.....(at least it was a worthwhile relapse!!)
    
    This is my first Father's Day as a dad (My daughter, Sonya, is 6
    months old next week).  And the sentiments expressed in previous notes
    really began to have an impact.  (I guess I'm still figuring out
    the true definition of "responsibility"!!!)
    
    But the notes that have had the most impact are from those noters
    whose fathers are no longer with us. I am very lucky that my father
    is still alive today - but I guess I've always taken that for granted.
    This year will be different!!
    
    Hope everyone has a great day - I know Dads everywhere (and I mean
    everywhere) will feel and understand the sentiment.
                                                                     
    
    PJ (who occasionally comes to work with baby-puke on his shirt!!)
    

I've got a Fathers day kid He'll be 1 on Saturday. Can't wait to pull out the 
video camera when he gets into the cake. 

    This note makes me puke.  HEY MR. MODERATOR, WHAT IN THE HOLY HEY
    DOES THIS SNIF-FEST HAVE TO DO WITH SPORTS?!  
    
    And maybe you guys cain choke back the sobbing for a few minutes 
    so as to meditate on the guilty roles you all have played in the 
    world overpopulation explosion.
    
    MrT

    MrT....better tm that snif-fest.
    
    Mark.

    
    O.K., SNIF-FEST is over.  My Dad made me a Red Sox fan.  I don't
    know how to forgive him.
    
    "The killer awoke before dawn.
    He put his boots on.
    He took a face from the ancient gallery,
    And he walked on down the hall.
    He went into the room where his sister lived,
    Then he paid a visit to his brother,
    And then he walked on down the hall.
    And he came to a door,
    And he looked inside.
    He said 'Father?"
    'Yes, son.'
    'I want to kill you.'
    'Mother?  I want to.....
    
          know why I wasn't born someplace else!!'"
    
                    (with apologies to Jim Morrison)
    
    Dickster
              
    

    Hey T -
    
    Think of it as the support mechanism for your future Social Security!
    
    A&W

    ...............
    
    
    
    ...My son turned ten just the other day
    ...he said 'thanks for the ball, DAD, c'mon let's play
    ...Can you teach me to throw?'  I said 'Not today,
    ...I got a lot to do' He said 'That's Okay'
    ...and then he turned and he smiled as he did and said....
    ..."I'm gonna be like you Dad, you know I'm gonna be like you!!"
    
    
    With apologies to Harry Chapin.........
    
    
    Nelly