DISQUS

I'm so lucky I have one going on 43 years. Some might not need one - I can't see myself without mine! But faced with that possibility as we get older I could survive but my life would not be the same.

I was with Linda Borland-Fitzgerald (have been for 42 years). I ordered a different entree but tasted hers and had the same appetizers and dessert. OMG. We have enough free air miles saved up to fly down there just for dinner!!

BTW - Linda - GO TO BED!

Driving a race car on a road racing circuit. Another world - indescibable to those who haven't experienced it!

Peaceful - with myself, with my wife and daughter, with my techie stuff and with everything else that annoys me (lots and lots)

When asked if I can help I answer "Yes" then I ask "how"

I didn't do thanks as I should have. I thank my lucky stars for my wife everyday. She is the rock of my world. I don't thank her often enough.

I should thank my daughter who is inspiring and supportive and awesome.

I didn't do thanks enough. Let me start with this.

Whenever my wife and I are out together i make niote of the things that she sees and likes. Then after we have decided what our gift budget is I go throught he list and pick out the one(s) I think are most meaningful.

My wife - hands down. Every little thing is attended to. It takes her days to plan, shop, arrange, cook, decorate etc. Always a work of art -

smart, funny, creative, curious - on my best days.
unprintable on the others.

It's a little sad that I had to think so hard then ultimately my wife reminded me of some stuff. I used to get Mechano sets at Christmas every year when I was a pre teen. Actually as a sort of joke I still get a little set at Christmas.I liked building the different devices.
I also got a chemistry set although I must admit I have no real interest in chemistry but there was something about all those little bottles and beakers and other nifty little tools that I loved. I did a few of the experiments.

I'd be a Cheetah. When I was in high school I was on the track team then I later became a champion amateur car racer. I still love speed many many years later. The Cheetah is built for speed! So was I.

I was a bit of a geek I guess. I had a Beatle style haircut(shorter but similar) before the Beatles existed. Much to the consternation of my buddies I wore my Adidas track shoes on the street long before that became a style.

I was an outsider and even at 6'1" felt 'small' when I looked at the BMOCs on the football team etc.

Years later I attended the 100th anniversary of my school. I had the occasion to meet up with some of the former BMOCs and much to my amazement I towered over many of them.

Seems confidence cannot be measured (not even in metric) but it can be felt. Geez - if only I'd known then..... I still wouldn't go back to High School for any amount of $.