In 1975 . . .

• The average cost of new house was $39,300
• Average annual income was $14,100
• Average monthly rent was $200
• The price of oil topped $13.00 per barrel
• Gas was 44 cents a gallon
• You put that gas in a car that cost $4,250
• The Vietnam War ended when Communist forces took Saigon and South Vietnam surrendered unconditionally
• Former Teamster boss Jimmy Hoffa disappeared
• Bill Gates and Paul Allen develop a BASIC program for the Altair 8800
• Popular movies included “Jaws,” “Towering Inferno,” “Young Frankenstein,” and “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest”

And on this date, Dave and I got married.

{end of post, but not of the love affair}