…..we don’t see eye-to-eye on most things. I believe in the future; he lives in the past. I believe in investing in humanity; he believes in investing only in himself. I see my descendants as being proud torchbearers of our family name; he sees them merely as creditors who owe him a lifetime debt of gratitude. I recognize mortality and am at peace with the relative brevity of a human life; he fights mortality like it’s a Mephistophelian villain and is of the strong conviction the world would be a fantastically better place perchance he lived forever. I believe I owe humanity a dowry purely for the privilege of being alive; he believes humanity owes him a colossal debt because of his simple presence and incomparable amazingness. I respect life as the ultimate gift; he does not and continually chooses to abuse it. Yes, all things considered, I guess you could rightfully say we–my longtime husband and I–are not too similar in our governing philosophies, but other than that we get along fine and dandy…..
Fred's Soapbox 