Aug. 10, 1519: Magellan Sets Sail Into History

My wife had the world's worst sense of direction, so 'Magellan' was one of my pet names for her. Whenever we'd been shopping at the mall (well, her shopping; me wandering aimlessly) and then leave to go back to the car, she'd just take off in some random direction (gentleman that I am, I'd hold the exit door open for her so she usually walked out first). Sometimes I'd let her walk maybe 10 or 20 feet away and then say, 'Hey Magellan, our car's over this way.' Luckily, what she lacked in sense of direction she made up for in sense of humor.