New decade met! It didn't come with the new hair I was hoping for (i.e. ear, eyebrow, and nasal hair continued to accelerate at their already unwanted - yet mystifyingly vibrant - paces...), but a splendid time was wife-guaranteed for all.
Side bonus: I don't know if it's he or my perception/conception thereof, but I swear my dad is slowly becoming more like me than I think I was previous ever able/willing to believe/accept, and it's making me smile almost as much as this site. :-)