{"id":1049,"date":"2007-06-16T22:28:56","date_gmt":"2007-06-17T02:28:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.com\/blog\/?p=1049"},"modified":"2007-06-16T22:28:56","modified_gmt":"2007-06-17T02:28:56","slug":"dads_daughters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/2007\/06\/dads_daughters\/","title":{"rendered":"dads &#038; daughters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.typepad.com\/photos\/uncategorized\/2007\/06\/16\/fathers_day.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image-full\" title=\"Fathers_day\" alt=\"Fathers_day\" src=\"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.typepad.com\/photos\/uncategorized\/2007\/06\/16\/fathers_day.jpg\" border=\"0\" style=\"FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 5px 5px 0px\" \/><\/a>Happy Father&#8217;s Day!&nbsp; Here&#8217;s a photo from a past Father&#8217;s Day outing with my dad at Michigan International Speedway.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;d thought I share this heartwarming song from Paul Simon to celebrate Dad&#8217;s Day.&nbsp; <\/p>\n<p><embed src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/DCTpGf9X8S4\" width=\"425\" height=\"350\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" wmode=\"transparent\"><\/embed> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Surprise-Paul-Simon\/dp\/B000F0UV1S\/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1\/104-6071329-3028767?ie=UTF8&amp;s=music&amp;qid=1182046996&amp;sr=1-1\">Father &amp; Daughter<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>If you leap awake<br \/>In the mirror of a bad dream<br \/>And for a fraction of a second<br \/>You can&#8217;t remember where you are<br \/>Just open your window <br \/>And follow your memory upstream<br \/>To the meadow in the mountain<br \/>Where we counted every falling star<\/p>\n<p>I believe the light that shines on you<br \/>Will shine on you forever<br \/>And though I can&#8217;t guarantee <br \/>Theres nothing scary hiding under your bed<br \/>I&#8217;m gonna stand guard<br \/>Like a postcard of a Golden Retriever<br \/>And never leave till I leave you <br \/>With a sweet dream in your head<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m gonna watch you shine<br \/>Gonna watch you grow<br \/>Gonna paint a sign<br \/>So you&#8217;ll always know<br \/>As long as one and one is two<br \/>There could never be a father<br \/>Who loved his daughter more than I love you<\/p>\n<p>Trust your intuition<br \/>It&#8217;s just like going fishing<br \/>You cast your line<br \/>And hope you get a bite<br \/>But you don&#8217;t need to waste your time<br \/>Worrying about the market place<br \/>Try to help the human race<br \/>Struggling to survive its harshest night<\/p>\n<div id=\"flaresmith\" class=\"feedflare\"><script src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~s\/http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/catchingfireflies\/TyNo?i=http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/2007\/06\/dads_daughters\/\" type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div><div class=\"linkwithin_hook\" id=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/2007\/06\/dads_daughters\/\"><\/div><script>\n<!-- \/\/LinkWithinCodeStart\nvar linkwithin_site_id = 944859;\nvar linkwithin_div_class = \"linkwithin_hook\";\n\/\/LinkWithinCodeEnd -->\n<\/script>\n<script src=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/widget.js\"><\/script>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/pixel.png\" alt=\"Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...\" style=\"border: 0\" \/><\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Happy Father&#8217;s Day!&nbsp; Here&#8217;s a photo from a past Father&#8217;s Day outing with my dad at Michigan International Speedway. 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