Mr. Bad is one of the most wonderful human beings I have ever known. He's fearless--he'll try anything at least once. He's ingenious, and thinks of ways around problems that would never have occurred to me. His education is nowhere near equal to mine, but his native intelligence makes us intellectual equals. His patience isn't always the best, but he has great reserves of it to call on when it's needed, as when he helped me care for my parents while they were suffering from Alzheimer's disease. He's generous, he's kind to animals, especially dogs (anybody's dogs--not just ours), and his word is his bond. He loves me and makes me laugh.

And after 25 years of marriage (29 years together), I'm still thrilled when he comes home at the end of the day.