Quite a long time - a bi-digital number of years - ago and also quite far from my current whereabouts I was born on my birthday. What a coincidence! And that's not the only one: My parents knew my name and called me by it even before the moment I started to understand the funny sounds they called "speech", and encouraged everyone else to use it, too. So far I have continued the habit they started.
Since adulthood I have managed to give a decent taxpayer's impression by leaving home in the morning and coming back by dinnertime. When younger, I used to drive a company car without logos, displaying a dynamic and succesfull yuppie. Nowadays my money goes to AH and computer gear, so I drive a 15 years old second hand family wagon.
I have a wife, whom I call "Darling" or "Dear", whichever first pops into mind, and two daughters whom I call "midgets". - I am the master of the house and always get to say the last words when arguing about serious issues. They are "yes, dear". For that reason I mostly don't argue with my wife. It would be too expensive.
