Five Routine Minutes: My Dad And A Hard Working Five Year Old
Posted: February 20, 2013 Filed under: Five Minutes | Tags: art, comedy, drawings, humor, North Carolina State University, postaweek, stick figure 22 Comments »On Sunday, I took my parents to North Carolina State University. We went to see my son play with the school’s Pep Band at a women’s basketball game.
Here is a picture I drew of my folks and the Omawari-son after the game.
How do you accessorize a breast cancer awareness t-shirt?
Yes, I know it isn’t my usual caliber of work. Even Picasso had a bad day now and again.
After we had dinner, we were on the way to drop my son off at his dorm. He pointed out a favorite restaurant of his. It is a Korean place that I’ve written a “Five Minutes” post about before. The conversation reminded my Dad of an encounter he had with the owner of a shoe repair business, a Korean gentleman.
My Dad took a pair of shoes in for repair. He’d patronized this particular shoemaker’s shop before. When he went back to pick up his repaired shoes he struck up a conversation with the business man. Why would he do that? I’ve mentioned before, my parents talk to strangers.
Dad continued -
The cobbler looked at him, smiled and said
Realizing that time might have gotten away from him, my Dad tried to recover with a quick joke.
I forgot to draw my father’s hair. He has much better hair than I do.
As my Dad paid for the repaired shoes, the shoemaker showed he was just as quick. He thanked him for his business and added…
A musical interlude by the North Carolina State University Pep Band:
I think I see where you get some of your humor from. It must be your mom because your dad still has his! Loved it Oma!
he’s always been one of the funniest people ever.
Go Tarheels?
Oh no. Close, but the Heels are N.C. State’s rivals. State is the Wolfpack.
Places where time stands still:
Pennsylvania Dutch country
Work
Korean shoemaker shops
in exactly that order
That was very amusing. Your dad is very quick on his feet!
The nimblest. The nimblest non shoemaker in the story.
That shoe repairman must be pretty good if your Dad’s shoes lasted another 26 years before needing to be repaired again!
I think he re-soles with t-rex skin.
Hysterical! Your Dad is funny but I think the Korean Dude was pretty amusing too.
He gets himself into these spots
Looks like the Lady Wolfpack lost this one — sorry for that. Still, you’ve gotta love the pep band (they’ve very peppy), and spending time as three generations. And your story about the Korean shoe repairman is way cool — clever, on both sides!
That’s awesome! You don’t know how quickly time passes until you watch it go by in the face of a child. Or hear that they’re married when you still picture them as a first grader.
Great family photo! Also, Kashmir is my favorite Led Zep tune. Very cool selection for these young kids today . You know, this post could also be filed under The Cover Songs.
Your dad sure knows how to get lots of life out of his shoes . . . he repairs them once every 26 years?
He is very light on his feet for a man his size. He is what Astaire would have been if he couldn’t dance.
That cobbler…the sole of brevity.
Your dad is hilarious. I can see where you got it from. You only need your parents to start their own blog now for blogging to be a full family affair.
Oh, and you can’t beat a bit of Zepp. Kashmir is one of my favourites too. Maybe they can do Immigrant Song, or Bron Yr Aur Stomp next time.
We do Immigrant Song as a short version. Almost like a cheer, but its definitely Led Zepplin.
The shoemaker is a real gentleman and a hard worker. He financed his son and younger daughter’s college education by fixing shoes. His wife cooks a hot lunch every day and brings it to the shop. They sit in the back room and eat together. They both love the USA and appreciate the opportunity to be here.
I’m looking for an old pair of shoes that need fixing, so that I can stop in to see them again soon.