Stuck in the River
You know those guys who sport the bumper sticker, “The worst day fishing is better than the best day working?” That was my dad. During his varied career — landscaping, salesman, roofing contractor — he...
View ArticleThe Celtics and My Dad
They say baseball is a father-and-son game. Movie producers and noted scribes have focused countless hours on the subject. “Field of Dreams” is probably my favorite movie. But for my Dad and me,...
View ArticleMy Dad’s Quest for Disneyland
My Dad got back from World War II in 1945. He was discharged from the old Army Air Corps, where he had been making pretty big money as a Technical Sergeant. Dad returned to Fresno, California, and...
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Julius Reese: Disney Channel Dreams
ulius Reese is probably pictured in the dictionary under the word “charisma.” He is a bolt of positive energy and charm, and he has a smile that never seems to falter for a second. Having been born of...
View ArticleDad On A Red KZ
Many meaningful memories of my Dad include a red 1968 Kawasaki 90 motorcycle. He bought the bike as a cheap way to get back and forth to his doctoral classes, first at the University of Colorado, and...
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A Man and His Mutts
When he was a boy, my father had a one-of-a-kind dog named Laddie Patrick. Laddie, half-Airedale and half-Irish setter, stayed constantly by Dad’s side — fishing, playing ball, and even following him...
View ArticleOpening Day With Dad
When I think back on my childhood, one event stands out most vividly in my memory: Opening Day — also known as the first day of fishing season. After a long, cold New England winter, fishermen...
View ArticleConfessions of a Fishing Snob
There’s a certain absolute truth about members of the Flynn family: We catch fish. My father was in diapers when he first held a fishing rod in his hands. He learned from his father, and his father...
View ArticleDoc Barnard: My Dad and Walt had a Mutual Friend
When I was 13, Harold Draeghert Barnard, M.D., and his wife, Mrs. Kathleen Barnard, moved to our neighborhood. They had retired to Homestead Road, Palm Desert, from their mansion on Rodeo Drive in...
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