"Hi, I'm Breezy, and this is my wife, Dodo." With hand extended, that was how I usually introduced us to new acquaintances. They would react with a smile, a look of disbelief, and a series of questions - "How and when did you get those names?" - "How did you two meet and marry?" - etc. Our response was quite simple. We were born a week apart in December 1928 to couples who were friends in Dickson City, Pennsylvania. I was given my nickname by a nun in elementary school, at about the same time that Dodo was given hers by her brother Ted. We grew up during the Great Depression and World War II....
"Hi, I'm Breezy, and this is my wife, Dodo." With hand extended, that was how I usually introduced us to new acquaintances. They would react with a sm...