Thanks Dad!

I‘m a child of the satellite age

I’ve never relied on the North Star to get where I wanted to go and

I’ve never pinned my hope on breadcrumbs to get back

I do have several compasses

They are some of my favorite knickknacks to set around on the shelves and

Pull down and dust off every so often

To teach the kids about directions or

Robert Peary and Frederick Cook but

The GPS is more helpful getting out of Philadelphia and

It is a great teaching tool too

Cartography

Electronics

Space and

Keeping your cool

When it tells you to take a right turn

Only to request urgently

Almost frantically

That you take the nearest safe u-turn

My kids will have their own tools and

Mine and

I hope my kids learn how to make use of all of them

In whatever way they can and

In whatever age it is they come into their own in and

That they realize that the bird food and the dead suns are the easy part and

Most importantly

That I can help them find their way to where they want and need to go

In the way you have helped

Me

Child of the satellite age

Child of my dad