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1. If anyone ever asks you your favorite Van Morrison song steer clear of the obvious answers....Tupelo Honey, Moondance, Crazy Love, etc. Instead say "I Wanna Roo You (Scottish Derivative)". (It's on the Tupelo Honey album) First, it's a great conversation starter, and second, it makes you look really music savvy.

That's actually how I got this job.....heh heh....suckers.....

2. My daughter Lily has a wooden dog on a string that she pulls around with her. Every night before she goes to bed she asks me to tie the wooden dog to the ladder on her bunk bed so the dog doesn't run away. In a nutshell, this is what I love about kids.

3. Earlier this week, I had a "morning" that went something like this:
2:30a- Lily "Daddy.....is my doggie still there?" Daddy: "Yes, go to sleep".
3:40a- Lily "Daddy.....I need a princess band aid for my boo-boo. Daddy: (Reluctantly) "Here's your band aid....now go to sleep."
4:25 a- Lily "Daddy....I'm soooooooo firsty (thirsty) I need some water..." Daddy: "The water has been shut off, honey. Daddy is in radio. Now GO TO SLEEP!"
5:35 a- Lily "Enya, Enya (she calls her brother Evan "Enya" for some reason...) ARE YOU AWAKE? ARE YOU AWAKE YET???". Daddy: "EVERYONE is asleep, Lil....everyone except you......now please, go to sleep!"
Someone asked me last week how I'd feel when my daughters were teenagers and started bringing boys home. For Jo, it's too early to say....for Lily....anyone boy she brings home will get a firm handshake....the only thing I'll say is "Good luck, son....good luck."
side note: if you think Lily is cute (she is), maybe you should have her stay at YOUR house for a few nights.

4. In the 15 plus years since I moved out of my parents house, I've probably spoken to my Dad on the phone about 11 million times......in 22 second increments. In the whole time I lived in his house I don't think he ever mentioned the weather once. In the last 15 years that's all he wants to talk about. "How's the weather out there? Did you get any rain yet? Hasn't gotten above 30 here all week. Okay....here's your Mom."
Is that a Dad thing? Is this something I'm going to do to my kids in 25 years?

Thank you for your attention to these less than pressing matters...more later-

Mike Casey