I married Larry David...well that's what everyone tells me.

Bizarro World

I am married to Larry David and/or Kramer on Seinfeld. Not really but pretty pretty close. I can't tell you how many people have come up to me over the years and said, "I hope you're not offended but has anyone told you that your husband is exactly like ...Kramer (when Seinfeld was airing on primetime and now Larry David, with the success of the Curb Your Enthusiasm TV show." Yes they have and yes he is.
Our friend Pat describes Rich as being from another universe. Rich wears hearing aids due to a congential condition but Pat thinks he is really uploading information from earth to another planet since he doesn't seem to know things every American does-like you give thanks on Thanksgiving. Maybe it's because he's Swedish-let's face it-they're a breed apart. My sister calls him question man because immediately after meeting someone he will focus in on them like a lasar and grill them with questions. It's amazing the confessions he gets out of people just by asking them...for instance a guy who was a closet cross dresser so to speak.
Yesterday was reminiscent of the Seinfeld episode when Kramer took a briefcase (with crackers inside) to an office every day where he didn't really work (and got fired from). I brought Rich along on a conference for my job and since his career was news videography, I asked him to tape the acceptance speech my boss made for a huge award. The next thing I know Rich (who has briefly met my boss only once before) is in a private huddle discussing how he will videotape the award with my CEO and they are best buddies. As I'm running around trying to make sure my Board and the other VIPs are taken care of, Rich keeps screaming at me, "Where's the script, where's the script? This is ridiculous-they should have had that script to us hours ago." I'm trying to figure out if my boss asked him to ask me, but no ---Rich needed to know because suddenly he was director-zilla. Pat was surprised he didn't demand a directors chair on a moving boom with a mic so he could yell action. Next thing I know, the CEO of a sister company, the emcee of the event, is rushing over to Rich and showing him the script and discussing the order with him!
I only left the table for five minutes and suddenly Rich is running the conference and he doesn't even work anywhere-he's retired! Welcome to my bizarro world.