Archive for October 30th, 2009
When I was growing up, my father embodied the all-American dad archetype. He worked long hours at an automobile factory and took more pride in the front lawn than most actresses do their dental hygiene. Dadâs true character came to the fore during extended road trips to the Hoover Dam, a tourist destination we seemed to visit every summer. The mere thought of asking for directions along the highway would be enough to send him into apoplectic shock.
As a result, we kids would have to keep mum in the backseat, suppressing giggles while dad drove in incessant circles all over the American highway system. These days I wonder about all the time we could have saved with the help of a portable car GPS system. Dad could have avoided the embarrassment of asking for help at a service station, and we would have reached the dam much quicker.