Yes, I am once again taking a point of personal privilege on this post, but there is an important connection to the work I do on this blog.

My wife Jane and I are celebrating our 28th wedding anniversary today, May 11th.  When she said yes, it wasn’t a close call on where we would live.  Jane had just built a house in Fishers and I had a tiny apartment in the Irvington area of Indianapolis’ east side.  I moved to Fishers.

Remember, in 1991, Fishers was still a very small town with a population of less than 10,000.  I was hesitant to move there, but Jane assured me this was an area that was poised for growth.  As usual, my lovely wife was right.

When I retired from the federal government in late 2011, I had this crazy idea to start a news blog aimed at local Fishers news, because most of the news outlets in the Indy metro area were largely ignoring Fishers.  We had a weekly paper and a few monthlies centered on feature stories, but virtually no daily reporting.

So I took the plunge and started the blog in January of 2012.  Now that I am in my 8th year of blogging, allow me to give credit where credit is due.

This blog would not be possible without the support of Jane.  She doesn’t edit individual stories (maybe she should) but she has provided the general support and counsel needed.  There were times that I thought this was all too much for one person and perhaps I should call it quits.  Jane is the one that encouraged me to continue because no one else was doing what I was trying to do.

When it was time to downsize after our daughters graduated from college, it was Jane that said we could not look outside Fishers for our new home.  How could I continue LarryInFishers.com if no longer living in Fishers?

You have no idea how many really stupid ideas I considered.  The reason I put them aside was because Jane frankly told me how bad those ideas were.  As usual, she was right.

So, as I continue my 8th year of blogging, I salute my beautiful wife Jane on our 28th wedding anniversary.  Without you, LarryInFishers.com would never have started and wouldn’t be continuing today.