I was born on 31 December, 1947, at 11:55 pm Central Time. Connie and I were married on 24 November, 1979. She died on our 37th anniversary; we were married for 37 years, 3 hours and 52 minutes.

It's just before 8 am Eastern Time as I'm typing this. In a few minutes I will have been alive for twice as long as we were married. Being married to Connie certainly was the better half of my life.