Prince or pauper, beggar man or thing

Play the game with ev'ry flow'r you bring

Dandelion don't tell no lies

Dandelion will make you wise

Tell me if she laughs or cries

Blow away dandelion

One o'clock, two o'clock, three o'clock, four o'clock chimes

Dandelions don't care about the time

Dandelion don't tell no lies

Dandelion will make you wise

Tell me if she laughs or cries

Blow away dandelion, blow away dandelion

Tho' you're older now its just the same

You can play this dandelion game

When you're finished with your childlike prayers

Well, you know you should wear it

Tinker, tailor, soldier, sailors lives

Rich man, poor man, beautiful, daughters wives

Dandelion don't tell no lies

Dandelion will make you wise

Tell me if she laughs or cries

Blow away dandelion, blow away dandelion

Little girls, and boys come out to play

Bring your dandelions to blow away

Dandelion don't tell no lies

Dandelion will make you wise

Tell me if she laughs or cries

Blow away dandelion, blow away dandelion

Rolling Stones, 'Dandelion'

^^Ah, Rich and Giovanni (my father) dancing at my wedding.

Rich grabbed him for this shot and decided to make it a 'slow dance'.

You have to understand that my father was old-school; guys in his generation were tough - they didn't hug, much less dance close. Someone might perceive them as being gay, after all.

Of course, Rich enjoyed the little dancing experience all the more because of my poor father's twisted perception. Rich just loved to size people up, figure 'em out quickly and then have fun with them.

And I have a confession to make: it was a hobby that he and I shared, bonded-over, in fact.

So anyway, Jacqui was looking at pictures today and paused on this one.

"Guess this is one shot that I won't have in my wedding book."

Touche'...no, no father shots in her album. Ehhhhh, it just sucks.

And speaking of screwed up weddings, have to say that 'Wedding Crashers' had it's moments. My favorite character? Well I was torn between the emo brother and the nympho sister....hard to explain, see the movie and you'll understand why. And it did help Jacqui and I to forget about life for a bit...which we needed.

I hope our power stays on for the next few days. The only thing worse than a friggin hurricane is losing power because of a friggin hurricane.

How the hell am I gonna surf? Sheesh, I shudder at the thought.

Will close with a pic from my buddy TD... this is me as a South Park character (gotta love the gothy bustier thing!)

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