On Jun 22, 3:54*pm, Wizard of Woodstock wrote:
On Mon, 22 Jun 2009 11:32:22 -0700 (PDT), Loogypicker

wrote:

You know, not to defend Harry, but it wouldn't surprise me that his
father was an accomplished man.

My Dad was very accomplished and very well rounded - he was a writer,
journalist, editor of the business section of the Hearst newspapers
out of Boston, sculptor/artist, he actually built a couple of boats
when I was very little, ran a small nursery for a number of years,
commanded a DE during WWII in both theaters, was active in civic
affairs including a couple of part-time terms as Selectman in
Marblehead and served on various boards and commissions for town,
region and state. He was personal friends with some movers and shakers
- when he passed on, his wake was a parade of power and authority.
Active tennis player, active skier, loved to surf fish and was fairly
handy with hand tools.

And I never knew half of it until he died - he was just my Dad. *:)

They were a different generation than us in a lot of ways.

Oh, I never said Harry's dad wasn't accomplished. BUT, have you ever
noticed that those things only come up after someone posts something
of interest? Like, hey, I just bought a 64 Ford Galaxy to restore, it
would be my dad bought three brand new at one time, one for him, one
for Ole Evinrude and one for President Johnson.......

Again, he can't even lie well.