Father’s Day approaches, and sons and daughters across the nation are wondering what to give their paterfamilias. I bring good news: no money need be spent on a bathrobe, a necktie, or a pair of slippers. All that’s needed for this one day for dad are a few costless behavioral changes.

If your home is like mine, various “dad rules” exist which, on every other day, are honored only in the breach. On Father’s Day, they are the supreme law of the land. Following them, or analogous ones in your own home, is sure to make the holiday memorable for your pops.

You will hear certain songs — “Pancho and Lefty,” “Carefree Highway,” “Lonesome L.A. Cowboy,” “Sugaree,” and “Garden........

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