[Dads are a much better topic of conversation than dead colleagues and friends. Not that it's hard.]

Sort of. We get along fine, but I do a lot of traveling for my job and he's still a workaholic himself—I'm not sure he'll ever retire. It's one of those, sometimes we can go a few weeks forgetting to call or email, but it's good once we actually get to talk, things.

[Even if she doesn't always tell him everything about her stories.]

What about you? You said your mother was here before, right?