The Ring. It's probably appropriate that one of the scarier movies lately is called "The Ring." And no, it's not about getting married.

This is the ring my dad gave my mom.

They were married 'till death parted them.

I asked Penny to marry me from the stage, but what I told her when we were away from the mic went something like this:

"You know my dad was the most important influence in my life. The best person I've ever known (and sadly, not everyone can say that about their dad). He had the greatest sense of integrity of anyone I've ever met and when he made a promise it was a guarantee. When my dad gave my mom this ring he told her he would love her and be there for her forever. And I'm making that same promise to you."