"Honor your father and mother" - which is the first commandment with a promise - "that it may go well with you and that you may enjoy long life on the earth." - Ephesians 6:2-3
We wondered about them, because both our parents are deceased. But the era of blogging and social media is allowing people to show honor to a wide range of people. So on this U.S. Father's Day, we try to join them.
As far as we know, our Dad never played poker. His card game was pinochle. He played it on late Wednesday nights at the Odd Fellows lodge -- perhaps for money, perhaps not; we were never sure about that.It was left to our older brother to teach us blackjack, on his trips home from college. (A nine-year age gap gave him an advantage.) But Dad would take part in an occasional Sunday night family game of Rack-O - a card game with absolutely no betting involved at all.
Dad died in March 2001. We think he'd be surprised to see us playing poker in casinos these days; he considered us far too straight-laced for that. But he played cards and showed good sportsmanship about it. We follow that example, and thank Dad for that lesson.
So tell us, please - was your Dad a poker player? If so, what secrets did he teach you?
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