Which?
There are at least half a dozen men named Todd Markle in the United States. Many of them are not me. Some of them are well known. Which one are you looking for?
Are you a judge in Georgia?
Did you found the company "Hello Hire"?
Are you a PhD chemist?
Do you manage real estate projects?
Are you a marketing guy in Chicago?
Argh! No. Another Chicago Todd Markle? How did that happen? He came from the East and I went West. Get out of Chicago, marketing Todd Markle! I am Chicago Todd.
Are you related to the Dutchess of Sussex?
I got this question in the checkout line. By American standards of family, no. By British royalty standards-- where fourteenth cousins are kept track of-- sure. All the American Markles trace to one region of PA. I need to figure out how to work this for free stuff. Perhaps a tell-all memoir of my pain of not getting Christmas cards. Me, her favorite eighth cousin four times removed.
Meagan Markle is alright with me. She went to college in my hometown, so she is clearly a member of the Evanston Markles. She can drop in for coffee anytime.
Did you teach me martial arts in Urbana-Champaign?
Yes!
Did we meet in Chicago in the 80s/90s?
Probably! I went to school in Evanston. I also worked briefly at Abbott Labs in the early 1990s
Did we meet in S.F? L.A.?
Probably! I lived in the Bay Area 2000-2003. Since then I have mostly worked in technology around Los Angeles. There is a second Todd Markle who also lives in Los Angeles. We have never met. But I have gotten his calls. I believe his middle initial is 'C'.
Did we meet in Namibia/Antarctica/The Baja/some desert/a jungle?
Likely. I go through wandering/nomadic phases. I've popped up in a lot of strange places on all seven continents.
Did we have a torrid affair?
For legal purposes: no. For anecdotal purposes: sure.