Beloved husband Bill is 50 today. My goodness, what a milestone, half-a-century and all that jazz. He carries it so well, I forget that he's getting older too, just like me!
A few facts about the boy: He was born in Springfield, Illinois, 50 years ago today. He never went to Kindergarten. He was a bright, unmotivated student. He was a National Merit Scholarship Semi-Finalist in high school, but enlisted in the United States Marine Corps a few months before he graduated. He didn't even see an ocean until he was 18 years old. He began California Maritime in 1984, when he was 25 years old, and graduated Summa Cum Laude in 1988, a month before he turned 30. He holds a Chief Engineer's USCG license for steam vessels of unlimited tonnage, and a 1st Assistant Engineer's license for motor vessels (diesel). He likes working on ships, but likes being home on vacation better. He knows more about guns and history than anyone on the History Channel (he argues with the TV). He can't bear to throw anything away. He eats all the chocolate in the house, and then goes and buys more and eats that too. He is patient with children, kind to dogs and old people, and he makes me laugh everyday. He is a better person than I am, and I'm happy about that--it gives me something to strive for.
Happy birthday, Bill! Glad you're here.
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A BIG "belated" Happy Birthday to Bill from the Blimline household. And, I didn't go to kindergarten either!!
Oh yeah, one more thing - you guys are a good match - they say opposites attract!!!!
M ;-)
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