LAST EDITED ON Aug-27-08 AT 08:56AM (MST)[p]The whole secret to having wives who are tolerant is similar to owning a new pair of shoes; you gotta break them in properly. ;-)
Just a little less than 47 years ago, my wife Ellen and I exchanged vows on a Sat. in front of the altar in Lodi, NJ. At the time, she was working as a recepionist in a beauty salon. Because she had already used up her vacation, she was able to get only one extra day off for our very short honeymoon at a nice resort in northern NJ. I, on the other hand, had no problem with getting a few days off whenever I wanted them.
Sooo...while she returned to work on Tues., I left with a friend for a 4-day deer hunt in NY's Adirondack Mts. That began my break-in period, which continued in earnest after we moved to AZ a few months later. Within two years, the "shoes" fit great.
Since then, I have missed anniversaries, birthdays and holidays on a regular basis without penalty. And that will continue this fall when my 45-yr. old son and I leave early Thanksgiving Day to pursue Coues deer in southern AZ. -TONY
