On this father’s day

Dick Hoyt has pushed and pulled his son Rick, who has cerebral palsy, through hundreds of marathons and triathlons. Rick cannot speak, but using a custom-designed computer he has been able to communicate. They ran their first five-mile race together when Rick was in high school. When they were done, Rick sent his father this message: “Dad, when we were running, it felt like I wasn’t disabled anymore!” Since then, they have run over 66 marathons and 229 triathlons as a team.

Continue reading other facts at 15 Facts for Father’s Day. Info on Team Hoyt.

Telegraph UK lists 20 famous fathers – Homer Simpson, Darth Vader and Don Vito Corleone among others. Unfortunately, Jack Bauer didn’t make it to the list. Sad.

If your father spend more time with your siblings instead of you; that’s because, your siblings resemble your father more than you do. At least, that’s what this study concludes. There’s no need to perform DNA test.

And finally, my dad is not a computer savvy person. He is MacGyver for sure – he can fix anything that is broken around the house; TV, radio, VCR, microwave, plumbing etc (I can’t, unfortunately). Sometime ago, he came back home and…

Dad: Nilesh, can you check if I’ve email?
Me: What’s your email address & password, papa?
Dad: I don’t know – shouldn’t I have one?
Me: Err… no, unless if you have sign up for one – such as Yahoo, Gmail or Hotmail.
Dad: Alright. Sign me up anywhere and then check if I have received any email today.
Me: blur sotong…

Anyway; papa, I still love you. Happy Father’s Day.

Jack Bauer + Darth Vader picture courtesy of Worth1000.com.