Robb and I had eluded the Yeti in Tibet, Nessie in Scotland, and Bigfoot in the Pacific Northwest. But while on a Caribbean cruise seeking mermaids, I saw a green-haired female in a wheelchair stand up. Then she and Robb embraced, whereupon both leapt over the railing into the sea.

Don Nigroni has a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics from Saint Joseph’s University and a Master’s Degree in Philosophy from Notre Dame and worked as an economist for the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.