OK, so we don’t always agree. She may be the only person to purchase Sweet’N Low rather than swipe packs from diner table dispensers like normal folks.

But behind every successful man stands a strong woman, even if I preferred that she covered my front, where it’s more dangerous.

Thus you’re invited to join this Memory Lane Valentine’s stride excursion and ode to my wife of 44 years, Deby, pronounced “Debbie,” another departure from normal Americans.

The following two “Deby Comes Along” sports stories are true, as in “you couldn’t make it up” (or live it down).