Ben by Daniel Shelton for November 17, 2021

I never forgot our anniversary because I cleverly got married on my birthday.

Ben . You . Are . Toast .

I had a female friend who was good at dates. She would remind me a couple of weeks early. Later in life we gained a daughter and her birthday put my anniversary between that date and Christmas. If I missed daughter birthday I at least was trained that I had two more days to find a perfect gift. My wife isn’t stupid, but I don’t do hints very well.

My husband had a briefcase with a combination lock. He hadn’t used it for a while and forgot the combination, so he was just messing with it trying to get it open. When he finally got it, he said “623? Why in the world did I set it to that?” We were married on June 23rd.

hmm, as a woman I don’t understand why other women remember all those dates. I remember what we did, but not when

“His only two options are to fake a heart attack or have a real one.” – Raj, on “The Big Bang Theory”

My brother (born on Halloween) cleverly got married on April Fools Day (the 1st time) and New Year’s Eve (the 2nd) …the latter has lasted

My hubs and I got married on Valentine’s Day. His idea.

At least he had better odds at getting it right.

My wife and I got married on July 29, and neither of us has ever forgotten that date after 26 years.

Yes, dear, a Saturday – a really long time ago.

Oh gawd, my wife does that to me all the time. THEN she REALLY sticks the dagger in. Six kids. I DO remember all the birthdays, even if I have to work at it a bit. But SHE, o no, that’s not good enough. She remembers the time and the weight of each one!

Never had a problem remembering her birthday. But we have a 30 – year feud over our wedding day. We were LEGALLY married July 2 – privately. BUT — at the time I was in a marching band. One of our members was a Presbyterian minister (RIP, Bill), and I asked him if he could stop by the after-the-July 4th parade party and say a few words for us. Well that party became a PARTY! Surrounded by dear friends (many of them no longer with us) WE HAD A WEDDING!!! So I count July 4 as our REAL wedding, no matter what SHE says!!!!

Was the 13th on a Friday?

I have “reminders” for dates and events, on my iPad. It’s the best thing to do.