Forgottenman says I need to explain this Bobby Jerry photo in today’s  Numbers Game Post. .  I thought I’d written about it before and sure enough, found it in an old Skype conversation with him. This is part of that conversation::

[7/3/17, 11:21:59 PM] Forgottenman:Tell me about Bobby Jerry?

[7/3/17, 11:28:11 PM] Judy: When I was born, my sister Patti was not quite 4 yet. Earlier, as they were discussing what to name me, my dad had teased her that he wanted to name the baby Hazel. Later, She dictated this letter to add to a card to send to my mom and me in the hospital.  She said, “The bees is buzzing from flower to flower today.  Please don’t name my baby brother Hazel.  I want to name him Bobby Jerry.”  (She refused to believe I was a girl.)

So, I had told that story to Forgottenman and the first time I flew out to see him after that, he met me at the plane holding a sign that said, “Bobby Jerry Dykstra-Brown.”

UPDATE from Forgottenman: I held up that Bobby Jerry sign at our second airport meeting. At our first, I greeted her with a single rose and a Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup. (Man+Woman+Chocolate+Peanut Butter is a sure recipe for romance! The rose was just a feint.) HERE is a photo of that first magic meeting.