Stories, antedotes and other rememberence

After my father died this year I read Tim Russert's book Wisdom of Our Fathers: Lessons and Letters from Daughters and Sons.  It is a compilation of letters he received after writing his first book about his father from people telling small stories about things they learned from their fathers.

Since dad past earlier this year many everyday things remind of different stories he would tell us or different situations that happen while growing up.   Would like start writing them down before they are lost forever and I figured this blog would be a great place to compile them as they come to mind.  

Would like to invite anyone reading this blog that new my father to contribute the stories they remember as well.  Anyone who knew my dad new he had a lot of good lessons he learn from the school of hard knocks.  He had at least a master degree in that subject.  They are much more valuable than what can learned from a formal education.