As you can see form the attached photo my Favorite Panamanian has performed her usual magic with the Christmas tree. After I draped the light sets on, she assumed control and I was left to my forte, carrying storage cases up and down from the basement. The results speak for themselves. She certainly has the touch. She was even polite when informing me that my assistance was no longer required.
The BRS made a statement in her pre-school
class today with what she wrote on the pad. She said her cousins make her
happy. I’ve always ben a proponent of the fact that “there is something special
about cousins” and it warmed my heart to see my granddaughter realizing this intrinsic
facet of life. I just wish they didn’t have to start enjoying each other’s company
in the bedroom next to ours at 5am, but again, I digress.
BRS Writing an Eternal Truth
Since my Favorite Panamanian launched on
some Christmas shopping with the neighborhood Mafioso I was left to own devices
(always a dangerous proposition). That led me inevitably to the movie theater (I
know – shocking) where I saw the Fablemans. This is definitely Steven Spielberg’s
most autobiographical film ever. I’m guessing he waited for a number of years
to pass before doing a deep dive into his childhood. It was fascinating to
watch, especially after seeing a special on his life last week. He tells the
story with grace and humor but still acknowledging the hard edges. His high
school years were especially poignant with the racism he faced as well as his parents’
breakup. Paul Dano and Michelle Williams soar as the diametrically opposed
parents, Williams especially. She plays the slightly psychotic mother with the
subtle edge she is so good at. Loved this exploration of one of the true genius.
The scene with John Ford was worth the price of admission alone. A long movie
that flew by.
The Tree
RECURRING CHARACTERS:
ABFA – Amazing Best Family
Athlete - my daughter
in law; BR3 – Blog Reader #3 – granddaughter
#3; BRS - Blog Reader the Sequel -
second granddaughter; Cantankerous Friend – friend since grade school who likes to argue
about everything, poses as radical leftist to attract women; Connecticut
Riverboat Captain – another close friend from high school, renowned sailor
of the big river; Curbside Girls – close
friends of my daughter acquired during him her single days in Brooklyn; Deckzilla – our backyard deck which
grew to monstrous dimensions once my wife got involved in planning; Favorite Panamanian - the wife (of
course); FBR - First Blog Reader -
first granddaughter; First Friday –
celebrations to mark the First Friday of the Week; Great Aunt - my elder sister; Keene
Friends 1 & 2 – friends since high school from my home town of Keene,
NH; Kindergarten Friend – friend
since kindergarten whom I reunited with after many years; Maine and Virginia Musqueteras – two close friends of my wife –
her US sisters, my wife is the 3rd Musquetera (musketeer); Namesake Nephew –
son of Great Aunt and Soxfather named after me; Neighborhood Mafioso - wife's close friend and Panamanian mafia
member; 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; PCR - Pittsburgh College Roommate– high
school friend, also a “Minor Celebrity” in Pittsburgh; PCR+1 - Pittsburgh College Roommate’s wife; Riggins - also known as the
Grandpuppy, son's dog; Soxfather -
my brother in law; Tia Loca – wife’s younger sister; Wingman – my son in law; Wingmom – Wingman’s mom, of course
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