Happy Birthday Dad

[Geoff Winnington-Ball (RIP)]

Very moving, thank you on behalf of all of us.

My father died when I was 43, so I guess I had a bit of an edge up... except that we really only became friends the last ten years of my life. He and my mom had divorced when I was 12, and I saw virtually nothing of him in the following 20 years... not his fault, just the way things worked out.

I have a picture of him in front of his Tiger Moth in 1945 which I will scan sometime soon and post; the problem is, I need a new scanner, as my old one won't work with Windows XP (my current operating system). Plus, I spent all my money in England and France this May/June...

Thanks again. You, Karmen, and others like Mary lend a certain humanity to us which is appreciated. I'd like to see more women here -- they have a definitive contribution to make to MLU and all we represent.