A man who taught me to be a witness for others by witnessing his struggles, a man who taught me how to love music by loving music, a man who inadvertently taught me about gender inequality (and equality) by kissing his son as well as his daughters good night, a man who took care of a lot of people because that's what he felt a man should do, and a man who taught me how to be unapologetic about being silly because life is too damn short to get caught up in what other people think--my dad. Celebrating him today on his birthday and all days. (atp)
