For quite some time now, I’ve been reminded on a daily basis by my Wifey Lynndee that whatever particular day it was, it was a specific day to celebrate or honor something or another.

I have no idea where or when this started. Doing research, I found many days that have been listed, and even a calendar that lists current and upcoming days. And while doing my research, I also found two other instances of days being listed as Son, Sons or Son and Daughter Day occurring in August and September. So I guess it’s an individual choice whichever day one wishes to celebrate and I’ll choose today.

Early in my life I’d had a daughter and she’s all grown now. I had no idea I’d ever have another child, up until I met Lynndee, that is. Seeing that she was widowed with a son, when we got together I automatically became a Dad again with a son. And what a joy that has been!

On getting them to the U.S., I began introducing them to the facets of my life that I so enjoy such as Atlanta Braves baseball and University of North Carolina basketball. They automatically became fans. Baseball was new to their lives for it’s not played in the Philippines but as for basketball, it’s a big sport there and, of course, everyone has heard of Michael Jordan who is a former University of North Carolina player. But after Yogi started school, he fell in love with the idea of soccer so we found a league and he began playing. But like all kids, new loves sometimes fade, and he eventually grew tired of it so the soccer obsession ended.

His newest love, however has led to his current status as an online gamer. That truly works for me for I was in on the beginning of the video game craze back in the early 80s when I actually ran a video game room. Of course this new-age version of video games is totally different and me being old-school, I’m totally clueless but I’m gradually learning thanks to Yogi’s tutoring.

This new phase of Yogi’s experience has led him to a possible future of gainful employment which is totally different from what I embarked on when I was 16, working at fast-food joints. But I am excited for him and his exciting future. But on top of this, just recently my daughter had her first child, a son, so now I’m not only father to a son, I’m now a grandfather. That, however, is for another day of celebration. Still, life does go on in a continuous fashion, moving generation to generation. And I’m having the fun of seeing the future history of the world develop right in front of my eyes.