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| FBR Watching Moana with Moana Note the Unicorn Slippers - My Fashion Explosion of a Granddaughter |
I thought I had a follow up dermatology
appointment yesterday even though I hadn’t received the usual media blitz from the
doctor’s office reminding me ahead of time. The confused look I received from
the reception desk clerk confirmed something was amiss. They quickly determined
they had made my six month follow up appointment on December 11, 2019 instead
of yesterday. That part turned out okay as the dermatologist squeezed me in but
who checks the year when they hand you the print out of your next appointment?
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| Latest Facial Excavation |
I expected to breeze through the appointment
since the last one had resulted in some needed Mohs surgery and I figured I was
good to go for at least a couple years. Sadly that was not the case as the experience
of having a fairly attractive strange lady run her hands all over my body was
tempered by the need to take biopsies from three different locations, one on my
face and two on my back. My Christmas wish is they all come back negative and there
will be no need for further Mohs surgery.
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| My Pterodactyl Screamer |
My Favorite Panamanian asked me if I’d
told the dermatologist that I was planning on retiring to one of the sunniest places
on earth in a little while. I’ll probably have to invest in some sort of burqa to
keep these two ladies happy. Even my wife admits this isn’t a result of my
current sun screen practices which range into Betelgeuse makeup levels but more
a reflection of being a serious gringo and being sent to a lot of very sunny
places during my misspent youth in the military.
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| BRS and ABFA with her Namesake Great Grandmother Recently |
The FBR immediately noticed the
bandage on my face despite being in the middle of intense negotiations with her
mother on the consumption of broccoli. The FBR caved with the promise of post-broccoli
ice cream. The BRS was sound asleep after returning home with the ABFA from day
care. My Favorite Son is fighting off a stomach flu that’s kept him out of work
for a couple days. He reports that the power eating squawk the BRS emits during
meals is now commonplace. He calls it her “pterodactyl scream” as she proclaims
her dominance over her food and is happy with the taste.
Date night last night so the wife and I
were at the cinema to see Green Book. This is not your typical road trip/buddy
movie. Viggo Mortensen plays a stereotypical Bronx Italian tough employed to
drive an African American classical pianist, Mahershali Ali, through the Deep
South in the early 1960s. They run into the oppressive Jim Crow restrictions as
the two diametrically opposed personalities grow into friendship. I was a little
stunned to see Aragorn play a convincing overweight Yankees fan but that’s a
tribute to the actor involved. Both of the leads are on the top of their game
and there’s a lot of heart on display. Since this involves race issues I’m sure
there’ll be detractors but this simple story elegantly lays out at least some
of the despotic environment the South was in the not too distant past. Racism rarely
survives for anyone with a modicum of intelligence by shining a light on it and
this movie does that. It’s not perfect but weaves humor and heart into a very entertaining
story that delivers an important message without preaching.
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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 involved in 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 Latino 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; Deckzilla Dude – senior
citizen carpenter/contractor; 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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