My sister lives to disappoint our father. There is no other explanation for her behavior.

     For a decade now, we have been taking Dad to the place by the golf course for his birthday dinner because he loves the steak tips there. The place by the golf course has undergone so many name changes in the past few years that we have no choice but to call it the place by the golf course. My sister, struggling with the legal and ethical concerns of such practices, asked for a change of venue.

     We went vegan and it was a disaster.

     Too pre-occupied with his surroundings, my father never even glanced at the menu. When the server came over for his order, Dad asked for his steak to be red in the middle.

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