"Hang On"

It's Sunday but thanks to new laws in Colorado, I'm standing in line at the liquor store waiting to pay for a cold six-pack of beer. The lady in front of me turns and says, "Happy Father's Day."

I responded, "Hey thanks, I heard that from you before either one of my kids." She laughed and then said one more thing before departing: "It's Father's Day for me too. I raise three kids on my own and play mom and dad."

Her matter-of-fact statement really got me to thinking as I jumped in the car and depa