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Today is Dad’s proper birthday as opposed to any “Dad’s Birthday Observed.”

Happy birthday, Dad! In this picture, Kevin is explaining why the “He-Man Christmas Special” is a funny gift to get.

My Dad is:

• a fairly staunch Republican,
• a cartoonishly nonverbal conversationalist
• OCD about keeping his personal belongings square and lined up,
• a former negotiator of aerospace technology specializing in non-American clients
• a current aide to elementary school special ed teacher
• a native of Cleveland Ohio and die-hard Browns fan
• one of these guys who can fix everything
• an apologist for the show Two and A Half Men to his snobby children

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Happy Father’s Day to Jerome Bradford Hines:

That kinda looks like an oddly-square set of underpants. It’s actually a trash bag, captured here because on Christmas my father’s OCD requires him to discard all wrappings as soon as they hit the floor. I think he gets more satisfaction from throwing out those wrappings then he does receiving the presents.

Random facts about my father:

• Grew up in Cleveland, Ohio. Remains a die-hard Browns fan.
• Spent most of his career negotiating contracts for an aerospace technology company. Today he’s an aide to special education teachers in Westport.
• To my memory, could not bear to intentionally lose any board game.
• Is a decent painter.
• Owns a nice house in Wilton, Ct [...]

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Enjoy it, people!

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