Lazy Days

I have these kinds of weekends so rarely that I’m sneakily enjoying having absolutely nothing to do. That is, except for spousal mandates, which are an ever present fact of life. It could very well be the last such creature for the entire summer, which I am so good with. The lazy part in no way includes the sacrosanct Friday which must be celebrated since it marks the first one of the week. Our usual running partners eschewed a Friday night out, so my Favorite Panamanian and I were on our own for a night of dancing at the Auburn Legion Hall. We walked in to find it remarkably quiet with no band set up in the usual location. One of the regular patrons recognized us and rushed up to tell us there would be no band. We decided to sit down anyways and our favorite waitress came over to tell us the scheduled band never showed, called, or otherwise let them know they weren’t coming. She promised a beefed-up music vibe from the in-house stereo so we hung around and had a very good time, which is usually the case there.

First Friday Celebrated

I failed to mention, in my last post, an important lesson I learned at our Thursday Deckzilla fiesta. During the social hour I was sampling my household supply of Coors Lite (I know – huge surprise) while swinging on the deck swing. I learned it is not a good idea to swing while drinking beer. The Neighborhood Mafioso informed me of this after she observed me on the deck and then stumbling when coming into the house after only two beers. The effect was dramatic as I felt like I’d just gotten off a merry go round. My Favorite Panamanian had a smirk as this was explained to me but thankfully the effect was fleeting.

FBR in the Lake

Yesterday featured the promised day long rain which was the perfect excuse to do virtually nothing. I knocked out my usual morning workouts but spent the rest of the day and evening firmly ensconced in the Man Cave. Hence the number of movies listed below. Meanwhile, down south the FBR accompanied her mother into the wilderness for a weekend with a Curbside buddy. We received these photos showing the FBR enjoying the lake. While that is no surprise my daughter commented on how much the FBR was enjoying the “cold” water. My daughter takes after her mother in that regard and considers anything above bath water temperature, cold. It's the Panamanian blood. It seems as if some of my New England blood might have skipped a generation. In New Hampshire, the ABFA reported the BRS and BR3 were also cavorting in cold water. No surprise there, especially for the BRS, if its wet, she’s there.

BR3 & BRS Cavorting

FBR and her 2d Gen Curbside Bud

See Abuela - Not That Cold

Loving It

C'mon in the Water's Great!

Three movies fell in my A-Z watch, all keepers, Drive Angry, grindhouse cinema on overdrive, funniest hotel shootout ever; and out of alphabetical order, some new arrivals to the library, 65, Kylo Ren fighting dinosaurs; and Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, funniest move of year so far

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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; CRC - 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 3^rd 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