Father’s Day 2024

Two big weeks in a row, so I hit the wall this weekend.

That’s the way of life: ride the waves, recover, ride again.

Being an adult is nonstop. There is always something.

But, everything I do has an air to it. An air of making this man proud.

I think part of keeping my last name is to honor him (and my mom).

He pushed me (hard) growing up. He expected a lot from me. I didn’t always understand it (or think it was fair).

Now, I understand. He saw my potential. So, now, I’m out here trying to live up to and grow that potential every day.

We also have much more in common than I knew as a kid. Our inner voices are similar—an inheritance of sorts

Thanks, Hugh Stedman. Quite literally wouldn’t be here without you.

This has always been my favorite picture of him. Cooking and being a lawyer.