Few of the dad stereotypes fit my father

My father was a college professor. Considering the "town and gown" split in most cities with universities, this put my father into the "one of them" category.

To most people, that meant he didn't have a regular job like selling insurance or driving a backhoe.

He didn't use power tools or care about them.

He didn't go out drinking with his buddies or spend football weekends at tailgate parties.

While his sense of humor made everyone laugh and while he was an exceptionally popular teacher, he was ...