Where in the World do I Come From?
The Missus and I collect Unicorns, anything having to do with
Unicorns. It all started in 1986. A lady friend of mine, ( I wasn't
married at the time, ) whistled at me as I was walking down the
street. To return the favor, I sent her a dozen red roses with a
card that said "Never whistle at a Unicorn!". I have no idea
why I used Unicorn. I could have just as easily have been
Griffon, or Centaur, or any other creature, mythological or
real. But the choice was Unicorn, and it was the beginning
of a new hobby.
When I started dating the Missus in 1989, I noticed that she
had the same Unicorn poster in her apartment that I had in my
house. And, she wore the exact same Unicorn belt buckle
that I wore. Obviously we were fated for each other.
With the advent of our marriage in 1990, our Unicorn
collections were combined. Friends and relations started
gifting us Unicorns. There's not a wall in our home that does
not sport at least one Unicorn. Pictures, posters, statues,
statuettes. . .
In 1991, I decided to start a small bookkeeping business,
and The Frugal Unicorn was born. The bookkeeping
business is now a full blown accounting business, but I
have never been able to let go of The Frugal Unicorn
title.
My next project will be a Family Coat-of-Arms with, of
course, a Frugal Unicorn. (How do I depict "Frugal"!)