Lobster Tales

In this episode I interview Jim & Vicky, a couple nearing 50 years of marriage, whose story takes them from Tennessee to Montana, school teachers to school builders, and French students to French residents. Theirs is a story of knowing, quite quickly, that they wanted to spend the rest of their lives together, and knowing little more than that. After 48 years of marriage, they know a lot more now than they did back then, but that original truth still remains––they are wholly, undoubtedly, in love with one another. I hope you enjoy their story as much as I do.

In this episode, I interview Ron & Kelli, two very good friends of mine from my hometown, whose banter-filled relationship and commitment to their family, AKA “Team Black,” has been something I’ve long admired. This episode has a lot of laughs, jokes, and thoughtful advice pulled from almost 28 years of mirthful marriage. Listen to how getting repeatedly locked out of vehicles leads to a marriage proposal, how a committed partnership overcomes the challenges of medical school, and how one muddy loafer turns up 12 years later. Mullets are cut, sponges fly, and I learn, from a doctor, that laughter truly is the best medicine. *A fair amount of censored profanity is present in this episode; listener discretion is advised* The music is by the band ANtarticbreeze

This couple's story starts in Grants Pass, Oregon, where high school sweethearts fall in love and into trouble right from the start, hitchhiking with the Grateful Dead, dodging the law, and learning that, despite tragedy, faith and love can make a relationship 51-years stronger. The music is by the band ANtarticbreeze.