Early in life I set some goals for myself. I knew that someday I would settle down with a woman of exceptional quality. To make myself worthy of such a woman, I forced myself to develop certain qualities of my own. First, I determined that I would grow to be tall and handsome, to increase the odds in the game of love, and stack the cards in my favor…

That is what I looked like when we met, so mission accomplished! And every day I try to maintain a certain level of handsomeness, just to keep her happy.

I also made up my mind to become artistic and sensitive, and to teach myself how to play an instrument. This way I could write songs and poems of love to capture her heart. It also doesn’t hurt to have fingers trained to be dexterous and responsive when it comes to the art of love… just sayin’… in fact, I think I have stated before that every woman should date a guitar player at least once in their lives. If this chance has passed you by, I am sorry…

Once again, goal achieved.

I taught myself to be a decent father by loving kids from a very early age. In fact, I relate to kids much better than I do to adults. By an extreme regimen of lucky genetics and practice, I have mastered the characteristics of good breeding and parenting. I am a silly daddy, and I teach a love of art and writing and reading, so that the kids I raised as a stay at home dad grew to be funny and creative. When combined with their mother’s kindness, incredible intelligence and beauty, it is a pretty good mix…

And last but not least, I strive to be patient, understanding, neat, attentive, and loving.

Hey, I am working on it.

We can’t all be good at everything.