So my wife was happy with the birthday dinner, but she got into the white wine I bought as part of the recipe. She drinks a couple of glasses a month, but she got outside the better part of a bottle tonight. After dinner while I was doing the dishes she started singing “Birthday Girl” and asking me which band it was. “You know, Tim Caine said it was his favorite band!” I was stumped. The she said, “you know, that band that has a CD called “Tim” or something like that.” “The Replacements?”

Yes! She found the 2-cd Replacements thing I bought from a bin years ago that has out-takes and songs like “Like a Rolling Pin” and she loved “Birthday Girl.” So tonight it’s her song. She asked me my favorite Mat’s song and I said “Here Comes a Regular.” So she’s weeping to that right now. Gonna be an early night for my dear.