I know a lot of people have already left for the holiday — downtown Birmingham is very, very quiet for a weekday. Our office is winding down and I am about to leave for the lake and what should be a great holiday with family and friends.
Unfortunately, our oldest daughter, Honora, will not be able to come for the 4th. She is a news reporter for ABC 33/40 and the news business is 24/7, 365 days a year. Tune in and watch her on the 10:00 news tonight and the afternoon news all weekend. While I will miss her on the 4th, her mother and I are both proud of her reporting for 33/40. She not only works with a lot of really talented news people there, those folks over there are also really good people. So Honora, while I can’t give you a shout out on TV like you did to me on Father’s Day, have a great 4th and I’ll bring you some barbecue from the pit.
Our youngest daughter, Margot, will be at the lake with us. I think I will get her to teach me how to do 360’s and flips on the wake board. On the other hand, she probably would refuse to teach me. She’s in her fourth year of medical school and every time she does a clinical rotation in a specialty, she seems to come up with more restrictions on my diet or my activities. (The only rotation she’s done that I escaped a lecture was probably ob/gyn. It’s just kind of hard to apply that one to me.) Obviously, we are also very proud of Margot, so forgive me for doting here on both girls.
Time to go. Have a very safe and happy 4th of July!
Lloyd Gathings
