That sounds like fun. I'd totally go with her. :)

I just lost my dad last month. He was only 70. I miss him like crazy. Sounds like you are treasuring your time with your dad. You'll never regret that.

And it'll probably get to "classic" status, but it's waaaaay too soon to call it that. Wrong adjective, wrong noun.

"Even my racist aunt thinks he's sexy."

Holy smokes. You just gave me some new fantasy fuel right there. Thanks for that.

Ha! I misread your post at first and thought you were seeking comfort in his snowy bosom. He definitely has a snowy bosom.

Absolutely. Study Archie Bunker. Master class right there.

WELL DONE.

Sounds like he handled that well.

Right? It's one of the core truths that unites our great land. If Pierre Berton was still alive, he could add a chapter to "Why We Act Like Canadians" about it.

Yeah, I'm basing that "slice of ham" description on a package I saw in a grocery store. It was round-cut, thin slices of ham, no delicious delicious peameal in sight. It might have just been a crappy cheap-o example of the species. :)

:) He was an adventurous immigrant who knew how to make do. He'd probably be okay with it.

That is another one! We don't actually have a thing called "Canadian bacon." That's just sliced ham. (But there's back bacon, side pork, peameal bacon... we loves our bacon.)

In Canada, it does. Always. I discovered that was not universal when I asked in Raleigh (biz trip) for the server to hold the bacon on my salad. They were confuse. I was confuse. We have a lovely little chat about how those cultural differences sneak up on ya. Happy ending. No server was abused in any way.

*Harlan Pepper from Best in Show turns to the camera* "Sea salt… kosher salt… picklin' salt… that Himalayan pink stuff…"

"I like my coffee like I like my men."

I have room in my heart for both.

I think it's too weird/personal (you might inadvertently make them really self-conscious if they were trying to fly under the radar about it), unless they're a friend or have said something to you that kind of opens the topic up. I guess it sort of depends on the culture of your workplace as well. Kind of you to think…

Yeah... that's not ageism. But I'm pretty sure you're trolling. Or you're 16-18 and want some candy.

Huh. I don't see his comment as anything but self-deprecating.