Dad's Firsts
"Faktiski, šitis" was dad's first language.
What is Latvian?
Polish potato pancakes.
What are plackis/plopskis?
The first thing you should do upon acquiring any new tool or piece of technology.
What is "read the instructions/manual"?
Did you try turning it off and back on again?
What is OBE Information Technology (IT)?
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What is a 1960 Chevy Impala?
What is a 1960 Chevy?
While staying in Japan, dad experienced this unique twist on a "Maine"-stay delicacy.
What is live lobster?
You're guaranteed another trip to Home Depot if you don't do this.
What is "measure twice, cut once"?
Dad's consulting gig. And no, it has nothing to do with trains.
What is OBE Engineering?
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What is a 1971 Porsche 911?
Weirdly, this was Dad's first instrument.
What is the accordion?
Unquestionably dad's favorite cookies.
What are windmill cookies?
When something is not worth the effort it would take to accomplish.
What is "the juice ain't worth the squeeze"?
A one-stop shop for job-specific knowledge and tools, always "in inventory".
What is OBE Home Remodeling/Repair?
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What is a 1969 Dodge Charger?
Dad's first job.
What is cleaning offices in a funeral home?
This sashimi dish must be meticulously prepared to avoid ingesting the potentially-fatal poison tetrodotoxin.
What is fugu fish?
These two things are the tried and true way to keep a car humming for 300,000+ miles.
What are "fluids and filters"?
Dad's dream retirement gig, before Nordstrom's did away with the position.
What is the OBE Pianist?
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What is a 1964 Aston Martin DB5?
Dad's first apartment (complex name and city) in Maryland?
What is the Town & Country in Cockeysville?
A European delicacy, this "meat jelly" is made from part of a calf or pig and, despite its name, does not contain any dairy.
What is head cheese?
A downplaying platitude that can be used to shrug off any compliment.
What is "it's what I do"?
Without this, we boys might be relying on our Amish neighbors for transportation.
What is OBE Car Maintenance/Repair (or OBE Garage)?
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What is a 1971 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray?