I finally succumbed to the elements
and turned on the heat in the house for the first time. This is a record for
the lateness of date, especially considering I live with a Panamanian who is
basically allergic to the cold. She’s been a real trooper refusing to comment about
the chilly mornings although the split system on the first floor and the
fireplace have been getting a work out over the past few weeks. This is the first
time I’ve lived in a house with natural gas for the heat. I love that it is so
much cheaper than oil but my unfamiliarity meant I didn’t know how often the
furnace needed to be serviced. I had that guy in yesterday. He said his company
would say once a year but he said in reality every two to three years is fine.
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| FBR Goofing Around Last Night |
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| Preparing to Dive into the Tub |
The Maine Musquetera blew into town
again last evening. Something about eyeglasses and dress alterations, an area I
steer clear of when the conversation wanders close. She and my Favorite Panamanian
were in full chatter mode following the evening calls with the granddaughters so
I became a free agent. At least until Date Night time when I was called upon to
herd the proverbial cats into the car in order to make movie time.
We saw Terminator Dark Fate which is a
very good reboot of the iconic movie franchise. Both Linda Hamilton and the Governator
return in age appropriate roles. They were the best part of the original two
movies and Hamilton is outstanding continuing her kick ass mentality well into
her senior years. The script does a very good job of weaving the plot into the original
mythology and tells the same type of story although the John Conner role is
assumed by a feisty Mexican gal. Her savior from the future isn’t a terminator
but an enhanced human warrior, also female. You do not want to piss these women
off. They’re pursued by yet another upgraded terminator who combines the
scariest aspects of all prior incarnations. The action is almost non-stop but
there’s a liberal amount of sly humor injected, especially when Arnold shows up
as a drape salesman. Yep. I also loved the
small tributes to the original movies liberally laced throughout. I thought the
franchise was dead but like the damned terminators themselves, there is life
yet. I loved it.
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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; 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 3rd musquetera
(musketeer); 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; 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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