As I was conversing with one of my esteemed coworkers this afternoon, he mentioned a group of people who were crying about one subject or another. My mind immediately went to memories of the venerable Pat Patrick who would often tell me, “I’ll give you something to really cry about!”
That phrase always struck me as a bit curious. Often, during those moments of distress in my young life, I felt I had a pretty good reason at the time. I had no idea there were other reasons more substantial than whatever I was going through at the time. However, my father hesitated little to let me know there were.