I have always judged Saturdays to be the most agreeable day of the week. As a boy, I spent many of them at the Nash Cafe in Tisdale, Saskatchewan, sipping Coca-Cola from a glass bottle while for a nickel, the Seeburg would play our favorite songs. And catty-corner from there was the Falcon Theatre where I enjoyed many a Saturday afternoon matinee. I had a penchant for Westerns and War movies back then that has endured till this day...

Ana and I married in 2012 after more than four years of dating. We had both endured previous marriages that failed miserably, and we needed time to heal and grow. There was no pressure from her or me to rush things along. We just enjoyed our time together without pressure to take any next steps. In the process, we got to see each other at our best, and our worst. I never enjoyed those rough spotsbut while working through...