I am writing this mainly as an experiment. So let's put on the lab coats.

This experiment is to see how the "permissions" feature works. There are some things that I don't want to tell to everybody who stops by here. And since you are reading these words (assuming I did everything correctly), that means you are among the "lucky" few with buddy status.

I just want to express a quick thought about Father's Day. Some people have commented about Father's Day--about how little fuss is made about it in comparison to Mother's Day, an event that I always invest some money on. I expressed my views in at least one blog comment.

And sure enough ...

On Sunday, exactly one person wished me Happy Father's Day. That was the checkout clerk at the store, where I had to run and pick something up. Aside from her, the day was totally unnoticed/unobserved/unmentioned by anyone in the family.

It's not a big deal, I know, and it's happened before many times. But it still hurts.