Pickles and Peanut Butter - Not quite normal Smiles and Inspiration

Each month we explore at a different topic in a 'not quite normal' way. A Google search for "father" returns approximately 224,000,000 results. From those I have attempted to share some of the most interesting. Here now is the Pickles and Peanut Butter salute to
Fathers

So this month as we celebrate Father's Day it wouldn't be right to start out any other way than with a short tribute to our own fathers.

According to Father's Day on the Net,

Father's Day, contrary to popular misconception, was not established as a holiday in order to help greeting card manufacturers sell more cards. In fact when a "father's day" was first proposed there were no Father's Day cards! Mrs. John B. Dodd, of Washington, first proposed the idea of a "father's day" in 1909. Mrs. Dodd wanted a special day to honor her father, William Smart. William Smart, a Civil War veteran, was widowed when his wife (Mrs. Dodd's mother) died in childbirth with their sixth child. Mr. Smart was left to raise the newborn and his other five children by himself on a rural farm in eastern Washington state. It was after Mrs. Dodd became an adult that she realized the strength and selflessness her father had shown in raising his children as a single parent. The first Father's Day was observed on June 19, 1910 in Spokane Washington. At about the same time in various towns and cities across American other people were beginning to celebrate a "father's day." In 1924 President Calvin Coolidge supported the idea of a national Father's Day. Finally in 1966 President Lyndon Johnson signed a presidential proclamation declaring the 3rd Sunday of June as Father's Day.

The month of June was chosen for Father's Day because Mr. Smart's birthday was in June.

Here is the sign for Father in sign language.

The Father's Love Letter Father's Love Letter is a slide show compilation of bible verses from both the Old & New Testaments that are presented in the form of a love letter from God to the world.

Here's some songs you can sing (or have your children sing) on Father's Day.

From The National Center For Fathering ( fathers.com)
Top 10 things a teenage daughter doesn't want to hear from her dad.
10. “Let me explain what 'deductible' means on car insurance.”
9. “Your mom’s almost ready. Where are we going on our double date?”
8. “Seems to me last year’s prom dress still has some life in it.”
7. “I signed us up for the pairs karaoke contest this Friday night.”
6. “We ate possum toes like popcorn when I was a kid.”
5. “Let's get ice cream, my treat! Just let me grab my jar of coins.”
4. “I am proud that you decided to keep the family unibrow.”
3. “You don't need to go shopping after all. I picked out a purse for you on my way home.”
2. “I ran into Bobby at the grocery store. I told him that you're really hoping he'll ask you to the dance.”
1. “By the way, I had to borrow your deodorant yesterday.”

Who can deny that Father Knows Best

Do you remember Make Room For Daddy? One of the episodes has Danny traveling through the town of Mayberry and introduced the character of Andy Taylor who was then spun off to his own series "The Andy Griffith Show" (1960)

How about The Courtship of Eddie's Father?

Can you match these lines with which TV dad said them? Here's one man's idea of which TV Fathers deserve a card.

Again from the National Center For Fathering:
The Top Ten Things You Won't Hear a Father Say
10. "Can you turn up that music? It really calms my nerves."
9. "You can't finish your peas? Go ahead and throw 'em away."
8. "Here, you take the remote."
7. "Oh no, kids, this sled is TOO FAST!"
6. "No, honey, sit this one out. I really can't wait to change that diaper."
5. "As a matter of fact, let's both go get nose rings!"
4. "Hey, kids! Sit down at the table and try my vichyssoise."
3. "Go ahead, take my car-and here's fifty bucks for gas."
2. "Waiter! More ice cream for the little one!"
1. "Where do babies come from?"

A few famous fathers and their famous children:
Presidents George Bush and son George W Bush.
Presidents John Adams and John Qunicy Adams
Actors Kirk and Michael Douglas
Actors Martin and Charlie Sheen
Singers Harry and Shari Belafonte
Singers Nat King Cole and Natalie Cole
Baseball's Ken Griffey Sr. and Jr.
Actor Henry Fonda, father of actress Jane Fonda and also actor Peter Fonda, who is father to actress Bridget Fonda

Englishman Sean Stewart became the youngest father in 1998 at the age of 12.

Miner Les Colley (1898 - 1998) became the oldest father, when the man was 93 years old.

Otherwise known as Our Father , you can check out The Lord's Prayer in 1317 languages and dialects.

You know the Mother, but who is Father Goose?

These songs will bring a tear to your eye, especially if you are the Father of a Bride.

George Washington is known as the Father of our country. At his inauguration, Washington had only one tooth. At various times he wore dentures made of human or animal teeth, ivory or lead -- never wood. Enjoy more about George Washington.

While Washington may be the Father of this country, Mongolians claim Genghis Khan as the father of theirs. And this Discovery Channel article details how he may also be Daddy to of many of them.

How much do you know about W.C. Handy, Father of the blues?

Meet Fighting Father Dave, Christian martial artist, Parish Priest.

The Roman Pontiff, as the successor of Peter, is the perpetual and visible principle and foundation of unity of both the bishops and of the faithful. Learn about our new Holy Father, as well as his predecessors.

New Year's Day 2007 is less than 200 days away. Let Father Time help you get ready.

Father Time is a mythical personification of time. He is usually depicted as an elderly bearded man, dressed in a robe, carrying an hourglass or other timekeeping device (representing time's constant movement) and a scythe (linking time's passage with the inevitability of death). This image is culled from several sources, including the Holly King, the Celtic god of the dying year, and Chronos, the Greek god of time.
As a popular New Year celebration, Father Time is also used as personification of the previous year, who "hands over" the duties of time to Baby New Year, who will also become Father Time, yielding to Baby New Year in a constant cycle.
Father time is also seen in various books and movies helping Santa Claus stop time so he can deliver presents to the millions of homes across the world.
Because of their similarity in name as pertaining to parental figures, he is sometimes paired with Mother Nature as a married couple.

Everything you might want to know about our Founding Fathers, including Questions and Answers, their quotations, and an image gallery.

It is a wise father that knows his own child.
William Shakespeare

Here are a few of the many books available at Amazon.com

about Fathers

Send your comments or ideas to mymom@picklesandpeanutbutter.net

Rank	Song	Artist
10.	Papa, Can You Hear Me?	Barbra Streisand
9.	Papa Don’t Preach	Madonna / Kelly Osbourne
8.	The Child is Father to the Man	Blood Sweat and Tears
7.	Father	LL Cool J
6.	Oh My Papa	Eddie Fisher
5.	Papa's Got a Brand New Bag	James Brown
4.	Daddy Sang Bass	Johnny Cash
3.	Papa was a Rolling Stone	The Temptations
2.	Papa Loves Mambo	Perry Como
1.	Papa Oom Mow Mow	The Rivingtons

10.	Jack Butler played by Michael Keaton in "Mr. Mom"
9.	Father Flannigan played by Spencer Tracy in "Boys Town"
8.	Stanley T. Banks by Spencer Tracy (or Steve Martin) in "Father of the Bride"
7.	Georg von Trapp played by Christopher Plummer in "The Sound of Music"
6.	Atticus Finch played by Gregory Peck in "To Kill a Mockingbird"
5.	Mr. Parker (The Old Man) by Darren McGavin in "A Christmas Story"
4.	George Bailey played by James Stewart in "It's a Wonderful Life"
3.	Geppetto, the father in "Pinocchio" who created his own son (animated feature)
2.	Don Corleone played by Marlon Brando in "The Godfather"
1.	Darth Vader voiced by James Earl Jones in "Star Wars"