My most sincere apologies. Amongst the hail of questions I received, many of you asked how I met my wife and also how she ended up in the business. Unlike “The Bull,” which existed in one form or another for several years, for this one I was forced to dredge up a lot of old memories and what skimpy notes I had lying around. In notebooks. Pre-computer days. Well, back then I owned an Apple IIe, but I was none too keen about keeping business stuff on it.
Also, we’ve both been really busy, and she’s my editor (in chief, gulp), hence it’s taken a while to complete. Especially since she read my initial draft and tossed it back in my face with a laugh. She felt there needed to be more context to our first meeting. As a result, what you’re getting is a much longer version than I’d originally scoped.
Anyway, I’ve done my part. “How I Met My Wife” has 13 chapters. 13! It started with four. Keeping in mind I’m still busy, as I find time to complete final edits, I’ll post chapters. Of course, we’ve changed all names and most of the locations. In addition, as a good, if mean, editor, my beloved wife has kept me honest, ensuring as much accuracy as possible as well as raking over my lousy writing. While some are burned into my skull, a lot of the conversations/interactions are the best I can remember. She kept prodding me for more heat, so hopefully we’ve succeeded in making this entertaining as well as informative.
As far as detailing how my wife got into the business, we felt that was outside the scope and nixed grafting it onto this account. However, rest assured, she’s been scribbling her own notes and gathering details so we may see that sometime in the future. Then, I can hack up her stuff!
In any event, we hope you enjoy our story. As bittersweet as some of it was to recall, we both loved crafting it.