DECEMBER 16

On this date in 1965, a Thursday, I got engaged to be married.  Its almost embarrassing how unromantic the night went.

While driving around aimlessly in my car, I came up with the greatest line of all time, "Do you want to get a ring?"  Pretty suave, wasn't I?  We drove to Swifton Shopping Center; walked into a jewelry store; picked out a solitaire that fit and were done.  The sales clerk tried to sell me the matching wedding band but I declined because we had spent all the money I had in my pocket...he threw it in because it was a matched set.  (I'm sure my sweet wife remembers a lot more of the details.)

Be kind!  We were under a lot of pressure.  The next morning, I was inducted into the U.S. Army.

o.o