Mike Rowe Instagram – My grandfather’s skill and work ethic inspired the foundation I run today. And although his last name, which died with him, is now on a bottle of excellent whiskey, make no mistake–my grandmother was the Knobel who called the shots, and she insisted they marry on the down-low without any family in attendance. That’s why my grandmother said to my mother 40 years ago, when asked if she’d like a party commemorating her 50th wedding anniversary, “Oh no, dear. This day is for your father and me. No one else. This is a day we celebrate alone.” And so, they did. For 70 years in a row. With a conspicuous absence of hoopla, Carl and Julia celebrated the love that brought them together in the toughest of times and kept them together for seven decades. And maybe in some other realm, under some other name, they are still together, still celebrating, still hoping the rest of us might wind up with a Marriage Report as lasting as theirs. Happy Anniversary, Nana and Pop, and Many Happy Returns! . . . @mikeroweworks @knobelwhiskey