Yesterday, I had one last day with my son, Jeremy, before he and the Up With People tour headed off to Japan and Europe.
Our agenda, as any parents would undoubtedly guess, was to shop. You know, for exciting stuff like underwear and toothpaste. And a laptop, so he can make a road-habit of sending email, uploading pictures and (although he didn’t say it) logging on to MySpace–the neighborhood hangout of his generation.
But I had something to do, too. We started the day by having breakfast with Phil Gerbyshak, author of Make It Great–the book and the blog–and self-described Relationship Geek, who, we discovered, is a veritable pulsar of energy, buoyancy, intelligence and generosity of spirit. Spirit and time, as it turns out.
Phil offered to be our tour guide, to navigate us through the shopping jungles of Waukesha county, Wisconsin, and we accepted. So we hung out with Phil, and he had the exceptional and glorious honor of spending the better part of his day watching Jeremy shop for socks and boxers.
In other words, the man’s a prince.
Thanks, Phil, for your help and friendship.
Geek, indeed.
Steve – it was a GREAT day, and it was my pleasure to spend the day with you and Jeremy. As cool as it is to read your books and your blog, it’s even cooler to spend the day with you in person. I had a lot of fun and learned a LOT from you. I’m still putting my thoughts together for my article about our day.
Steve – it was a GREAT day, and it was my pleasure to spend the day with you and Jeremy. As cool as it is to read your books and your blog, it’s even cooler to spend the day with you in person. I had a lot of fun and learned a LOT from you. I’m still putting my thoughts together for my article about our day.
It’s nice to discover what fine (living, breathing, flesh and blood) people really are out there in blog land. What a nice way for you to tell us more about Phil, not to mention Jeremy’s real life underwear adventure :^) . . .and of course I’ll bet that he (Jeremy) just _loves_ your including him in the story telling.
It’s nice to discover what fine (living, breathing, flesh and blood) people really are out there in blog land. What a nice way for you to tell us more about Phil, not to mention Jeremy’s real life underwear adventure :^) . . .and of course I’ll bet that he (Jeremy) just _loves_ your including him in the story telling.
I love Japan.
I also love the new socks and underwear (who Doesn’t love new socks and underwear?) and I just wanted to say thanks for letting all those who frequent your page know that I have new socks and underwear.
I love Japan.
I also love the new socks and underwear (who Doesn’t love new socks and underwear?) and I just wanted to say thanks for letting all those who frequent your page know that I have new socks and underwear.
Truely cool people like this are very rare indeed.
Truely cool people like this are very rare indeed.
Sounds like a royal flush to me.
What a great day it must have been. Socks and underwear — a true bonding experience 🙂
You guys are special, indeed.
Sounds like a royal flush to me.
What a great day it must have been. Socks and underwear — a true bonding experience 🙂
You guys are special, indeed.
Steve, Jeremy AND Phil all in the same place at the same time?? Wow!! You guys must have lit up the city! When are you all coming to Fargo??????? 🙂
Steve, Jeremy AND Phil all in the same place at the same time?? Wow!! You guys must have lit up the city! When are you all coming to Fargo??????? 🙂