My Cinderella

I'm sure I'm probably the last person on Earth who hasn't heard this song before, but I just heard it on the radio last night for the first time. I don't know if it's played on mainstream radio; the only music radio I listen to anymore is the local Christian station.

I thought this was very touching.



She spins and she sways to whatever song plays,
Without a care in the world.
And I'm sittin' here wearin' the weight of the world on my shoulders.
It's been a long day and there's still work to do,
She's pulling at me saying "Dad I need you!
There's a ball at the castle and I've been invited and I need to practice my dancin'"
"Oh please, daddy, please!"

So I will dance with Cinderella
While she is here in my arms
'Cause I know something the prince never knew
Oh I will dance with Cinderella
I don't wanna miss even one song,
Cuz all too soon the clock will strike midnight
And she'll be gone

She says he's a nice guy and I'd be impressed
She wants to know if I approve of the dress
She says "Dad, the prom is just one week away,
And I need to practice my dancin'"
"Oh please, daddy, please!"

So I will dance with Cinderella
While she is here in my arms
'Cause I know something the prince never knew
Ohh-oh ohh-oh, I will dance with Cinderella
I don't wanna miss even one song,
Cuz all too soon the clock will strike midnight
And she'll be gone
She will be gone.

Well, she came home today
With a ring on her hand
Just glowin' and tellin' us all they had planned
She says "Dad, the wedding's still six months away
but I need to practice my dancin'"
"Oh please, daddy please!"

So I will dance with Cinderella
While she is here in my arms
'Cause I know something the prince never knew
Ohh-oh ohh-oh, I will dance with Cinderella
I don't wanna miss even one song,
(even one song)
Cuz all too soon the clock will strike midnight
And she'll be gone

Makes me miss Ruth already.

When I Grow Up...

I want to be like this guy.

US Airways Flight 1549

What's amazing to me is how calm everyone involved was. It sounds more like a training exercise than a genuine life-threatening ordeal.

Overheard In My Car

As part of my basketball coaching/boy scouting duties tonight, I had to do a significant amount of driving around Rochester with various boys.

Conversation with an 11-year-old (11yo):

11yo: Do you know what a halibut is?
me: Yea it's a fish.
11yo: No no, do you know what a halibut is?
me: Yea, it is a fish.
11yo: No, a halibut. Do you know what a halibut is?
me: What is it?
11yo: It's an ancient weapon made out of an ax and a sword.
11yo: It was named after a fish.
me: Oh. OK.

Conversation with a 16-year-old(16yo):
Driving through some of the not-so-nice areas of Rochester

16yo: Yo that a prostitute.
me: You think?
16yo: Oh yea. That a prostitute right thare.
me: She looks just like a girl walking down the street.
16yo: Na man. You see how she stop and look right thare? She a prostitute.
me: Just looks like a girl walking down the street to me.
16yo: Na man. Prostitute.
me: I think that's just a girl. How can you tell?
Looking right at me
16yo: Yo man. I just know.
me: Oh. OK.

Here's to hoping our kids go straight from 12 to 18 years old.