The first time I ever heard the answer was about six or seven years ago when, in answer to the question, “So, what are you doing?” one of my good friends replied, “I’m being a dad.” He wasn’t being a stay-at-home dad. He had just decided that being a dad was the most important thing in his life and, as a result, that’s how he was more or less defining himself. He wasn’t defined by his zillion-dollar-a-year money management gig. He was a dad. Even before I had kids, I always thought that answer was kind of cool. [more]

(With apologies to Simon & Garfunkel)

Hello golf course, my old friend
I’ve come to play on you again
Take out my driver and my irons too
I’ve got a long putt that I’ll make in two
And the vision of the ball dropping in the
Drain
Still remains
This is the joy of golfing [more]