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| My Wife with Virginia Musquetera and Sister |
I found myself with an entire day
totally unsupervised due to my Favorite Panamanian’s notable absence for her
musquetera reunion. I did have options as Great Aunt wanted me to come down to
Rhode Island for Red Zone and dinner but I had too much to do here and the
nearby cinema was issuing its siren call as well. After grocery shopping and
laundry I made a bee line for the movies and knocked out two, see below.
Between movies I prepared my lunches for the week. Readers of Frail Deeds will remember
my wife’s grilling debacle of a couple weeks ago where some fabulous steaks met
their ignominious demise. I scored a bunch of dead animal flesh at the grocery
store which I covered the grill with between movies. I’m sure some of the
neighbors thought I was having some sort of platoon showing up to consume it
all.
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| Yesterday's Grill |
My wife continued her sojourn in
Virginia where the Latin Mafia made an appearance at a local festival. While I
miss her more than I will admit, even to myself, I can tell how much she is
enjoying her time with the ladies who’ve evolved to be her stateside sisters.
An Army spouse has to acquire a surrogate extended family on the fly and my
wife did a great job at that. She and I both think of the good friends we made
while serving as family even if we haven’t seen or spoke to them for years.
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| Virginia Festival Photos |
I checked in on both granddaughters
yesterday. The BRS is still rangering her way through her cold. My son emplaced
another whole pallet of stones to complete the front wall he and I worked on
last week. He promised to send me a picture but sick babies tend to distract.
The FBR steadfastly refused to speak to me on the phone yesterday (how the mighty
have fallen). She was playing catch with Wingman so I understood the refusal.
The first movie I went to see was
Venom. I’m blissfully unaware of the Spiderman mythology surrounding this character
which may or may not have helped. It started fairly slowly and initially the
Eddie Brock character is really hard to root for. It’s a tribute to Tom Hardy
that he eventually wins you over despite no discernible reason for doing so.
For me the movie takes off once Brock is infected with the alien parasite that
transforms him into Venom. The internal monologue between Brock and Venom is at
times hilarious. This wasn’t up to Marvel’s usual standard but it was a lot of
fun as Venom careens around San Francisco battling the inevitable evil
corporation. Michelle Williams is a little underutilized but this movie belongs
to Hardy and he redeems the focus. A very fun ride that never takes itself too
seriously.
Later I went to see Lizzie, yet another
take on the infamous Lizzie Borden drama. My mother always used to kid around,
saying “Lizzie Borden gave her father 40 whacks etc. etc.” While I’m reasonably
well informed of the facts surrounding the infamous double murder this movie
offered an interesting take, focusing on the relationship between Lizzie and the
family’s Irish maid, Bridget Sullivan. The plot offers a poignant look at the
pressure exerted on the spinster Lizzie and women in general during Victorian
times. It doesn’t overly demonize the murder victims but no one will bemoan the
father’s demise, not a nice man. The movie belongs to Chloe Sevigny as an icy
Lizzie and Kristen Stewart as Sullivan. Women should not be marginalized to the
point of feeling irrelevant, even during Victorian times. That is done at extreme
peril even when thought defenseless.
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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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