Happy Birthday Dad, from {one of} your little girls

Today, my father turns 59 years old.

He is the reason I first fell in love with Humphrey Bogart. He is the reason I sing my heart out to the Platters. He is the reason I eat all the popcorn in the bucket. He is the reason I follow politics, and the reason I'm a collector of the things I love. He is the reason I am independent, and the reason I followed my dreams to Los Angeles. He is the reason I am so many things.

I love you Dad. Drink a finger or two of Laguvulin today.

Happy Birthday ♥

{picture courtesy of my lovely mama, taken at the San Francisco Zoo, 1989}