Anniversary Wild Card — 6/21/08

Thirty-three years today and counting, HBO Gang. As I mentioned in my evening Wild Card last night, Mrs. O and I have been married 33 years today. I’ve been married longer than my parents were (as a result of my father’s untimely death in a car accident in 1976) and longer than all but one of my siblings. At this point, the Big 5-0 in 17 years would seem reasonable. Mebbe she’ll finally throw me under the bus when we celebrate the golden anniversary in the year 2025. After all, she’s six years younger — and probably’ll be tired of this old fart. We’ll see. Meanwhile, I’ll play this Wild Card …