"We can’t reach old age by another
man’s road.”
-
Mark Twain, at his 70th birthday dinner; 1905
July 31, 2011. This cache is to honor the
70th birthday of our very dear dad,
Bob Holmes. We hope your path to find it has been as
varied and interesting as the life that inspired us to place
it. From beekeeping to barbershop
harmony, gardening to glass-blowing, science fiction to scoutcraft,
economics to electronics – Dad taught us the importance of
mining life’s nooks and crannies for rare pearls of knowledge
and unexpected pleasures, cultivating each to make them bloom into
something truly beautiful.
Enjoy gazing at the
stars? Why not study astronomy in your spare time – or
perhaps grind a homemade mirror to build your own
telescope? Like the taste of chardonnay? Plant a vineyard
and learn to grow grapes. Get really good at throwing a
tomahawk. Build a tall ship of glass. Restore an old fire
truck. Create a frog pond! Why settle for doing just what
is expected, that which everyone else is doing? Follow the
piper you alone can hear (even if it’s a bagpiper!)
– and the world may end up a better place for
everyone.
Thanks, Dad, for waking us
with Sousa music every 4th of July. Thanks for making us work
hard in the garden (really). Thanks for the county
fairs. Thanks for Star Trek, ice cream breaks and curling
matches. Thanks for odd guitar effects and incredible
Halloween costumes. Thanks for the dandelion
wine.
Above all, thanks for
insisting that we keep our eyes open and not miss the opportunities
placed before us. We know our occasional side-paths may be the
very reason we are on this planet.
Happy birthday to a true
adventurer! Can’t wait to see where you go from
here!
We love
you,
Your kids,
Marty,
Heidi,
Heather,
Bekah
and
Nathan
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"I will never be an old man.
To me, old age is always 15 years older than I
am."
-
Bernard M. Baruch
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P.S.. By
the way, Dad's also a world-class cacher -- visit his caches
(username:
rwsherlock) and drop him a note!