As the discontented winter continues to hold court in the
environs yesterday was nonetheless a watershed day for good news. First and
foremost my maintenance manager came through his cardiac surgery with flying
colors; something that had everybody at work on the proverbial pins and needles
all day. In a huge surprise, he just called me from the ICU to report he was
taking a sick day today. The operation did not excise his sense of humor.
In other good health news my brother in law was sufficiently
recovered from his Sunday ordeal which saw him in the emergency room for the better
part of the day to go to work Monday morning. This is a guy who truly loves his
work. I’m sure he didn’t want to miss a single particle of news leaking from
the environs of Fort Meyers, Florida where his beloved Sox are preparing.
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| Son and ABFA's Future Hangout |
The bombshell of the day though belongs to my favorite son
and the ABFA. Their offer for their first house was accepted yesterday
afternoon and I couldn’t be more excited for them. The property received
numerous offers but none of the others were accompanied by a personal letter
from the ABFA. She can be a very persuasive young lady. They close on May 1st
to start this next phase of their married life. It couldn’t happen to a nicer
pair of young people.
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| Buddy Trying to Convince My Wife his Increased Couch Time Developed in Her Absence is a Good Thing |
Date night had the wife and I at the movie theater seeing
The Divergent Series: Insurgent which was pretty good. I’d hazard to say this
was even better than the first movie which is hard to do with a sequel. Shailene
Woodley continues to blaze and carries the movie with ample help from a coldly
evil Kate Winslet. Woodley as Tris and her boy toy have escaped the remains of walled
in Chicago and are fomenting revolt against the very uptight Winslet.
If you have trouble suspending disbelief it begs the question
why Winslet armed with fabulous futuristic technology can’t find a bunch of teenagers
running around inside the walled city with her. Miles Teller still hasn’t recovered
from Whiplash because he couldn’t pick a side but plays a bigger part in this
movie which was also welcome. The finale was highly predictable but satisfying
and the special effects were dazzling. Go see this movie though for the interplay
between Winselt and Woodley, two generations going head to head with the viewer
as the winner.
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