Happy anniversary, mom and dad

50 years. Quite a milestone.

I’m Bill Murphy Jr. Welcome to Understandably, my new regularly published email about “the story behind other stories.” I hope you will consider subscribing ahead of the official launch November 1!

When I was growing up, my mom used to give me the same advice over and over: Remember who comes first.

She didn’t mean it in a selfish way. She meant it the wa…