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Deckzilla Dude was in the house
yesterday which made for an interesting lunch hour. A few weeks ago we
purchased some LED lighting for under the kitchen cabinets. When I returned for
lunch he had them installed but discovered they couldn’t be daisy chained together
like we envisioned. We packed them back into their containers and headed to Home
Depot where I found it incredibly easy to return them (one of my least favorite
acts), kudos to Home Depot. We then bought some other lights that can be linked
together as well as some additional tiles needed for the backsplash.
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| Backsplash Started |
It made for a hurried lunch when I
returned because I had a long scheduled doctor’s appointment right after lunch
and most of my lunch hour was spent at Home Depot. Great Aunt will be pleased
as I’ve had two doctor’s appointments within a week of each other, including a
full physical (down in Panama), and all feedback was completely positive. I don’t
know how my blood pressure continues to so low considering my lifestyle but I guess
I’m a bona fide freak of nature.
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| Yoga Pose |
In a huge twist of fate my Favorite
Panamanian actually spent most of the afternoon out shopping. I know this will surprise
long time readers of Frail Deeds but my wife actually likes to shop. (Yes – tongue
firmly in cheek) She had her mother and uncle along for the ride yesterday and
she called in after I returned from work to report her various and sundry location(s).
I had just returned from another trip to Home Depot as Deckzilla Dude needed
some more tiles and connecting wires. He devised a new arrangement for the tiles
which looked great but without my spouse there to approve we were both a little
nervous. Luckily her style attorney, the Neighborhood Mafioso, stopped by to
chat and provided conditional approval. He finished off one half of the
backsplash and it looks great. We had to move the kitchen TV up but that proved
to be an even better location. Serious grouting will take place today.
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| Dad Needs a Hug |
The Panamanian seniors insisted my
wife and I pursue our usual Date Night at the movies when they eventually did
return (shortly before the movie was scheduled to start). She caught the tail
end of the FaceTime call with a certain young lady down in New Jersey. That
young sprite was demonstrating her abilities on her newest toy, a keyboard
complete with microphone. She is certainly genetically predisposed to the
equipment and Wingman couldn’t help beaming a little as she plied her talents.
Of course he was still trying to staunch the flow of blood stemming from his
latest encounter with the low hanging light in his laundry room which I acquired
several welts from as well during my recent visit.
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| So Dad - You Earned a Living with One of These Things! |
The big news of the call though came
from my daughter. She reported being called into her boss’ office yesterday afternoon
and receiving an unexpected huge raise. Her boss also told her that she was an
integral and critically important asset to their company and they didn’t want
to risk losing her. This all occurred with a backdrop of some deep layoffs
recently in the same company. I’m so proud of this fabulous young lady who
balances being a superb mother, wife, and business woman. I’ve told both of my “kids”
that hard work and effort will eventually be recognized, especially given today’s
self-entitled millennial work force. She is definitely one of my heroes.
I took one for the team yesterday and
went to see a chick flick my wife was dying to see – Snatched. The unfortunately
named movie featured some high powered comedic talent that falls completely on
their faces. Goldie Hawn used to light up the screen with her personality but
she seemed to mail this one in. She plays mother to Amy Shumer in the lead role.
I love Shumer’s stand-up comedy and as a movie actress she’s a great stand-up
comedienne. Her whiny, self-involved take on the lead role grates and generates
zero sympathy despite some fertile ground for same. Mother and daughter are
kidnapped in South America and makes the slowest escape in cinematic history
running into a series of characters along the way. There are some funny
moments, especially whenever Joan Cusack is on the screen in non-speaking role –
so funny. The movie could have used more of her and Wanda Sykes than it chose
to. A bad movie, especially given the talent level invested. If you’ve seen the
trailer – you’ve seen all the funniest parts.
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