Archives for March 1999

  I still do not remember what the movie was about because I was too busy calculating exactly when to make my move.  I figured that, when the movie got really interesting, I would just casually slip my arm around her chair -- nothing too crude, you understand.   Unfortunately, that afternoon I had played three grueling sets of tennis and my coordination was shot.  About three-quarters of the way through the movie, I decided the time was right.  Margaret was watching the screen intently and I was pretending to do the same.  However, instead of snaking my arm around the chair, my arm slipped and I hit her right in the eye with my elbow.  She yelped with surprise and I can tell you that in a packed, dark, quiet theater -- after popping a woman in the eye with your elbow -- it is very difficult to explain to her that your intention was amorous, not bellicose.   Anyway, we were married after two years of whirlwind courtship and one year of whirlwind … [Read more...]