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| The Birthday Girl and Very Lucky Mentee |
Today is the anniversary of one of the
two days I will remember to the end of mine. Too many years ago than it is
prudent to highlight my daughter entered my life for the first time and it is a
moment I will treasure forever. Following a very long day of labor (nearly 20
hours) my Favorite Panamanian was rushed into the operating room for an emergency
C-section. Too soon to credit as I waited with my mother in law the little miracle
was wheeled out for my inspection. I was stunned and reached down to touch her
foot before they wheeled her away. I really did feel a lurch in the cosmos and a
bond formed that cannot be adequately explained. It’s something I tried to
prepare my son for earlier this year before the arrival of the BRS.
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| And Because Every Year i Drag photos From the Past Purely for Entertainment Purposes |
She’s grown into a remarkable woman
and a superb mother in her own right. It’s part of the cosmic justice scale
that she is now mentoring the FBR and faced with the same level of intelligence
and spirit that her mother and I were confronted with in her. It was a confrontation
that brought me an unending amount of joy and abject pride in the young woman
she evolved into. One of the proudest accomplishments of my life will being
able to claim I’m her father. Happy Birthday Heart – you’ve redeemed every hope
we’ve ever had for you.
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| And Her Brother as Well |
The BRS made another step forward in
her all too rapid development. We received this video of her late yesterday which
captured her newest move – standing up. She’s only been crawling for a couple
weeks so this is happening way too fast, much to Riggins’ consternation. The
best part is near the end when she looks around with obvious joy and pride at accomplishing
her feat. This is going to be a young lady with serious talent, something that
runs in both her families on the female side.
Birthdays were kind of a theme yesterday
since we caught up with Keene Friend’s also. His passed while we were down in
Panama and he is too auspicious an individual to let that event pass unmarked.
My wife and I took him out to dinner last night and then, since he is definitely
part of the family, was allowed to wield the family’s ancestral sword,
Bonecrusher, to cleave a birthday cake. It was a fun day that also included a
major development in the home renovation project as the old house was connected
to the addition with the new doorway framed.
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| Bonecrusher Deployed |
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| Mid-Cleave |
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| New Doorway |
Yesterday also involved the
contentious confirmation hearings for supreme court nominee Kavanaugh. At the
end of the day I’m still not certain who was mistaken (lying) about what
happened all those years ago. I was more struck by the evidence of just how dysfunctional
our legislative body has become. This wasn’t about the two people involved,
both of whom’s lives have been irrevocably altered. This was a process where
information was withheld by the democrats until the last minute in an attempt
to delay voting in the hopes of a change in senate leadership in November. The republicans
have no one to blame but themselves for playing a similar game in Obama’s last
year in office. We’re all the loser in this disgusting episode that’s become
all too common. I keep waiting for this generation’s Joseph Welch to rise, “Have
you no sense of decency, sir? At long last, have you left no sense of decency?”
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RECURRING CHARACTERS
BRS - Blog Reader the Sequel - second granddaughter; FBR
- First Blog Reader - first granddaughter, ABFA –
Amazing Best Family Athlete = my daughter in law, formerly known both as MEF – Most Excellent Fiancé
& MEG – Most Excellent Girlfriend; Wingman – my son
in law; Keene Friends 1 & 2 – friends since high school
from my home town of Keene, NH; Soxfather - my brother in law; Great
Aunt = my elder sister; Cantankerous Friend – friend since
grade school who likes to argue about everything, poses as radical leftist to
attract women; Pittsburgh College Roommate – high school
friend, also a “minor Celebrity” in Pittsburgh; Deckzilla
– our backyard deck which
grew to monstrous dimensions once my wife got invole din planning; Maine and
Virginia Musqueteras – two close friends of my wife – her US sisters,
my wife is the 3rdmusquetera (musketeer); Buddy – AKA
the Wonder Pooch – family dog, a black lab – hates squirrels, died
in 2017; Riggins - also known as the Grandpuppy,
son's dog, surrogate grandchild while awaiting arrival of the BRS; PanaGals –
female relatives/friends of my wife from Panama; Panamanian/Latin Mafia –
inevitable group of Latin friends my wife accumulates wherever we have lived
& their spouses; Neighborhood Mafioso - wife's close
friend and Panamanian mafia member, Favorite Panamanian - the wife
(of course); First Friday – celebrations to mark the First Friday
of the Week; Excellent Boss – my former direct boss at
work; Voices of Inappropriate Worth - members of public who
come to every Worcester public meeting to complain, all are on public
assistance along with demeanor issues
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