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Contra Costa Times 6/17/06

“My dad is going to kill me!” my friends used to say when we got caught doing something we shouldn’t, like chewing gum or passing notes during Spanish class. I didn’t like to screw up and disappoint my parents, but let’s face it, no one is perfect, and my dad knew it.

“You never know when you’re going to need an adhesive!” he joked about the gum, then quickly moved on to the story about the time he wet his pants after being caught passing notes himself.