Ask Him. Really.

Like most kids, Maryland running back Davin Meggett believes he knows all he needs about his dad, Dave, who was not much of his son's childhood and had a series of troubles after his NFL career. Still, it is interesting to consider how far he may go along the path his father ran ... and he might want to learn a bit more to try and figure out where the road's ruts lie.

Like Autumn Brown he might just learn something heroic about dad by just asking. Ms. Brown, a seventh-grader, interviewed her father as part of the local Kiwanis Club's "Interview a Veteran" contest. Not only did she win, she says she was "shocked to learn of all that her father had accomplished."

It's hard to know what a dad has done. Still, you have to start by asking. According to his youtube site, "Cooking for Dad" papa Rob Barrett doesn't ever seem to disappoint his two daughters with his easy-as-pie to make dining delights. His media persona exclaims that pretty much anyone (any dad, anyway) can do what he does as he travels on his way to celebrity chefdom. However, (since one of the secrets seems to be that he is not necessarily master of his own kitchen) his girls could well tell a different story if you ask them or if they try their hand at interviewing him.