It is also Claude Monet\u2019s birthday as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
My father is a scientist. He taught me the scientific method at an early age. He encouraged our interest in the sciences. I build a telescope one summer at camp at the Fernbank Science Center that we took to the beach and looked at the stars and planets. He taught me how to find the constellations in the night sky. He helped me with my homework even after new math was instituted. He taught me that being smart was nothing to be ashamed of.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
My father is a reader. He reads the newspaper every morning and the NYT on Sunday. He reads magazines from Scientific American to the New Yorker. He reads books both fiction and non-fiction. He has read the classics and Harry Potter. I loved sitting next to him as he read to me. I have fond memories of Wind in the Willows and the Lord of the Rings trilogy along with the hobbit and fairy tales from the various colored fairy tale books.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
My father is an artist. He is a doodler. I have always envied his ability to just sketch something out first go. I still have the cloisonn\u00e9 pins he made me. My mother has a lovely collection of his work. I have watched him paint watercolors. His abilities as a photographer are amazing. His eye for subject and composition is just lovely. I always look forward to his photographs after my parents get back from one of their excursions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
My father is one of my biggest cheerleaders and has been my entire life. He never shot down my ideas of what I wanted to be when I grew up but he did have me think through how I would get there logically. When I went into the theater, he did not discourage me. My parents made it possible for me to attend the Yale School of Drama. He has encouraged my writing and ability to tell a story. My puppets are as good as they are because I inherited my father\u2019s ability to look at things and find a way to make something look or work for me to create what I want. He also taught me basic electronics so I was putting LEDs in puppets way before EL wire and the like. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
My father is my parent. I learned from him in both word and deed. He did his best to balance his career and his children. He stepped up to the plate and took on childcare while my mother worked on her PhD. He supports us and loves us and lets us know that. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Happy Birthday Da. I love you more than I can tell you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I am very grateful that my father is in my life.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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