Mark Twain is quoted as saying, 鈥淲hen I was a boy of 14, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around.

But when I got to be 21, I was astonished at how much he had learned in seven years.鈥�

As Father鈥檚 Day rolls around again, no doubt plans are being made in many households on what is the best way to make dad happy for at least one day.

Mother鈥檚 Day marks the biggest day of the year for florists.

I don鈥檛 know if Canadian Tire keeps track of such things, but I鈥檒l bet Father鈥檚 Day marks the biggest day of the year for sales of things for dad鈥檚 car that he will put in the trunk and never use.

The phone company tells us that on Mother鈥檚 Day there is a significant increase in long distance calling and phone usage, as everyone wishes mom the best and spends some time catching up on family.

Most dad telephone conversations on Father鈥檚 Day go like this: 鈥淗i dad, Happy Father鈥檚 Day!鈥�

鈥淥h thanks, here鈥檚 your mom.鈥�

I recall phoning home one day and Dad answered the phone. I immediately thought something terrible had happened to mom. Dad replied, 鈥淪he鈥檚 hanging clothes on the line, phone back in 10 minutes.鈥�

What do you buy for a Father鈥檚 Day gift? A friend shared, 鈥淥ne year I gave dad $100 for Father鈥檚 Day and told him, 鈥淏uy yourself something that will make your life easier.鈥�

He bought jewelry for mom.

If you are reading this on Friday, two days away from Father鈥檚 Day, and you haven鈥檛 bought a gift yet, you鈥檙e probably not going to put a lot of thought into it.

What kind of dad is he? Is he active, out there golfing or biking or fishing? Or is he the 鈥榰nbutton his pants, sit in the big chair and watch sports鈥� kind of guy?

You have to know, because buying the 鈥榚asy chair dad鈥� a fitness tracker is a huge waste of money.

Maybe he鈥檚 more suited to wireless headphones so he can listen to Buck Martinez announce home runs while tuning the rest of the world out.

A card is always nice, but put some thought into it that expresses your personal relationship with your father. There is always the card with the fishing rod and reel on the front lying next to an old wicker creel and the verse inside says something like: 鈥淒ad, I think of you often and with love; you have shaped me and encouraged me.鈥�

Or, maybe your relationship is better marked by the card that shouts, 鈥淲orld鈥檚 Greatest Farter!鈥� and has a cartoon inside of a family holding their noses and a verse that says, 鈥淒ad, you leave me breathless!鈥�

If your dad is still with you, make a fuss over him.

If he鈥檚 not, find a quiet spot to say thanks.

Either way, he鈥檒l appreciate it. At least that鈥檚 what McGregor says.