It’s not bad enough we have this miserable virus menacing
life as we now it on a daily basis. I woke up this morning to some April
showers. Snow Showers! Now that’s a little beyond the pale. I warned my Favorite
Panamanian not to look outside because snow falling automatically sets off her “flee
response” towards her tropical homeland. Of course that is not possible unless
she wants to drive there and we all know that’s not happening, what with Mexican,
Guatemalan, and Nicaraguan bandits along the way.
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| FBR in Wingman School Yesterday |
I’m actually not seeing much of the spousal unit because
she’s launched into face mask production up in our master bedroom. She becomes something
of a whirling dervish whenever she launches on a project like this. I, predictably,
am safely ensconced in the Man Cave working my way through all of the James
Bond, 007, movies. I’ve become something of a snob because I think it’s a labor
to watch these movies in the DVD format versus Blu-ray or 4K. My “kids” have
ruined me. I shudder to think what they would look like on VHS tape!
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| Deckzilla with Snow This Morning |
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| Hero |
One of the things we have watched together was “Some
Good News” by John Krasinski. He’s really touched a nerve in the quarantined
masses bludgeoned with the relentless bad news the regular news networks are reveling
in, not to mention the snarky contributions of would be humorists. My wife and
I watched at the urging of our daughter and it was almost soul rendering in the
much needed spirit lifting department. If you haven’t seen this yet, do
yourself a favor and check it out on YouTube. One of my wife’s friends, a dedicated
member of the Panamanian Mafia as well as a huge fan of the nefarious NY
Yankees called to say she loved the show despite the inclusion of some Red Sox
fans (Krasinski being one as well). This was something we all need. Krasinski
should get some sort of humanitarian award when this is all over.
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| Bond Progress |
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RECURRING
CHARACTERS
BR3
– inbound
granddaughter #3, 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; 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; Curbside Girls – close friends of my daughter acquired during her
single days in Brooklyn
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