My Dad - The Italian Stallion)

a brief father's day tribute...
by tim pezzelle

a few things i learned from my dad (the italian stallion)

1. italian sausage in a nice tomato sauce left on the stove between thanksgiving and new year's, reheated over and over again, probably won't kill you.

2. the best pizza dough i'll ever make is the next one.

3. to be 180 pounds requires that you believe you are 180 pounds

4. if dentures in the toilet is the worst thing that happens to you, you have a pretty good life.

5. vicks vap-o-rub is even better than windex as a medicinal cure all

6. do the right thing for your family, friends, community

7. your wife is the best thing to ever happen to you... "in sickness, and in health" (thanks for living this one out, dad. it was a valuable lesson).

8a. take care of your family. work. stand on your own two feet and provide.

8b. you have the capacity to be amazing at whatever you do.  your only limits are those you put on yourself.

9. sometimes it's better to roll with the punches than prove how hard your jaw is.

10. life isn't over until it's over. live. enjoy. engage. be passionate (even if it's only about pizza dough)
 
i am a proud son of Karl Pezzelle! you were a man's man with a heart of gold. i miss you! i love you!