Every now and then I open our mail box and see a letter with my Dad's distinctive printing on it, and I know immediately what it is.

As he is reading newspapers, magazines, etc. and sees something that he thinks I will be interested in, he will clip it out, write a note in the margin, and underline any key facts he wants to bring to my attention. He then sets the clipping aside, and when he has enough saved up, he puts them into an envelope along with a little note and sends it off to me. I love getting these. The topics have ranged from the Toyota Prius and Highlander, GIS, and Chicago, to fossil parks in quarries, interesting things going on in Toledo, fishing, and recipes.

Thanks Dad!