Having a party meant getting
the house ready but my wife had performed her usual Herculean prep phase so
they was very little to do outside mowing the lawn and answering her whenever
she found some new minutiae. I moved the
car out of the garage so I could get to the lawn mower and invited Buddy in
partly to ensure I didn’t run him over while I was backing up. He has a bad
habit of capering around the car trying to gain access.
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| Buddy in the Middle of his Sit In |
Once the car was outside I
opened the door but he refused to get out.
He staged a protest that he hadn’t received a full ride. I opened both doors and started in on my
chores but Buddy remained steadfast. After
twenty minutes I relented and gave him a quick ride around the block with his
head at full extension out the window.
When I pulled back into the driveway my wife just shook her head in
comical understanding. Buddy immediately
jumped out of the car since we had met his demands.
My excellent boss showed up
in his brand new car; what he refers to as his “toy”. He had a Vette as a young man but now that
his daughter was through college and married off he cajoled his wife into
buying this cherished memory from his youth.
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| Boss' New Toy |
The rest of us immediately
started plying him with liquor in order to get a test ride. The last time this group had gotten together
was in January 2011 when Tebow was still playing for the Broncos against the
Patriots. Lots happened since then but
the camaraderie immediately returned.
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| My First Two Civilian Bosses and I Awesome People |
We re-visited a success from
the engagement party with another sample of the sirloin tip steaks from the local
butcher which repeated their star turn. Everybody
brought a dish and we spent most of the time out on the deck since it was
another sensational New England summer
day. The other ladies were extremely complimentary
of my wife’s vast flower gardens which I guess I take a little bit for granted
since I see them every day. I’m glad she
got the recognition for all her hard work.
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| Sirloin Tip Steaks Down range |
Buddy could not repeat his success
from the engagement party. During the cocktail
phase we had a lot of dips and cheese on the low lying table on the deck. Buddy was left inside to prevent his well known
proclivity to raid any food left low enough (even with a small leap). He responded to this exclusion by hurling himself
repeatedly against the glass door to the deck.
I could tell he realized he’d overplayed his hand as soon as I walked in
the door because without a word he immediately made his way to the cage for the
remainder of time food was within his established target zone.
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| Foods Away and Buddy Returns |
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| Surrounded by Friends |
A couple of the guys and I would
sneak away from the crowd every now and then to check in on the Red Sox –
Yankees game. As they have done all year
when it looks like they are going to go into a typical Sox swoon, this team
turns itself around. They executed a
crisp, statement win over the Yankees’ best pitcher. There’s just something about this team.
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| Hee Hee |
The day ended too soon but
as I fell asleep on the couch unsuccessfully trying to watch a movie I was
content with a day spent really well.
Nothing beats good friends, except family but those damned kids are
always too far away.
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