Plant a Potato..‪.‬

Go out sailing; go for a bike ride; take a ride on a boat; but some would advise you not to press your luck. Pat Hickey has mentioned writing a book of stories no less than a thousand times. But he wants to present it from every point of view other than his own. With the help of the Internet, and with a spin that only procrastinators can put on a birthday present, Pat's children have reached out to family and friends to collect these stories with unconventional enthusiasm. Knowing that Pat was unaware this book was being written, his friends and family turned out some of their fondest memories with such fervor that you'd think they'd been saving them up for just this occasion. Pat Hickey is a Paramedic with the Chicago Fire Department and the father of three children whose diversity reflects his own personality. Ask him sometime: What happens when you plant a potato