Kintropy In Action

For those of you dads that may be local here in the Portland, OR metro area, check out the First Annual Portland Dads' Family Picnic.  My brother, K, has been working with this group for involved dads (my preferred interpretation for "stay at home dads" since I'm involved, but have to work outside the home).  Apparently, they have over 80 dads signed up for the group, and the group seems to be pretty active & involved.

In fact, if you run into my brother, he'll happily tell you the story of the last meeting:  a night at the pub.  K. arrived in the area via mass transit with some sense of where the pub was.  K has an excellent sense of direction.  I've seen him drop into an unknown city with a map and have it down pat pretty quickly.  On this occassion, though, he walked toward his destination.  And walked.  And walked some more.

Some time later, he called a cab and gave them the location he couldn't quite locate.  And the cab drove him back more or less to the spot he started from.  Apparently, he should've gone a few feet this-a-way instead of that-a-way....  (Oh, the price of a dads' day out plug for K ;-)

Here are the Dads' picnic details.  You can also learn more at the Dads' group website:

• When:  Saturday, Sept 6 from 11am - 3pm (drop-in anytime)
  

• Where:  Pier Park in St. John's picnic area (Portland, OR)

• Food:  Potluck - see site for details.

Our family will hopefully make it.  Maybe we'll see you there - provided we don't get lost (can you tell my brother and I are fifteen months apart?).

-- Dad