Drag the sun along the slider, or press play. Dad does the rest.
Coffee. Newspaper. A yawn you could park a car in. The radio is already on, and it's too loud.
Why did the coffee file a police report?
It got mugged.
“Most of life is just showing up on time and doing what you said you would.”
“Just one thing,” he said. That was three hours ago. The toolbox has been open since breakfast.
Why do hammers make great friends?
They always nail it.
“Measure twice, cut once.”
Tongs in hand, hat on head, opinions on everyone else's grilling. He has been “nearly done” for an hour.
Why is Dad so good at barbecues?
He knows how to turn up the heat.
“If a job's worth doing, it's worth doing properly.”
He is not asleep. The newspaper over his face is a coincidence. Please keep your voice down.
What do you call a sleeping bull?
A bulldozer.
“I'm not asleep. I'm just resting my eyes.”
The remote is his. The thermostat is his. The lamp is on because someone left it on.
Why do dads love the thermostat?
It's the one remote they can really control.
“Turn the lights off. Do you think we own shares in the electric company?”
He is just thinking, loudly, with his mouth open. Somebody should check the doors. He will, in a minute.
How does the moon cut his hair?
Eclipse it.
“Character is what you do when nobody is checking.”
drag the sun to change the time
It starts early, with coffee and a newspaper. By mid-morning he is in the shed doing “just one quick thing”. At lunchtime the barbecue is on and so is the advice. Mid-afternoon, he is resting his eyes. In the evening the remote is his, and by ten he is definitely not asleep in the chair.
Slide through the six moments above to see how Dad's day changes with the light, then try the Dad Translator or read the things Dad always said.