Returning to work after a four day
weekend full of family fun and hijinks could have been depressing. Alright it
was. I’m still buoyed however by the recently installed memories of the great
times in New Hampshire (twice) and Rhode Island. I think I’m doing my part to disprove
the old theory there can be “too much of a good time”. Work was almost relaxing
as everyone finally seems to be settling into their routines at the new place.
We still have the contractor buzzing around the facility doing their final
commissioning of items on their punch list and addressing things that are
already breaking down.
The Tree (Obviously)
My wife finished off the Christmas
tree decorating while I was decimating the backup on my DVR. Somehow she accomplished
this while talking non-stop on the phone for the entire time with assorted
musqueteras. I sometimes marvel at her ability to multi-task which seems
isolated to the telephonic arena. Buddy and I appreciated the peace and quiet
to devour the stored up television shows.
We both took a break for the nightly
FaceTime call with the First Blog Reader. She has added dancing to her repertoire,
especially to calypso music (granted it is tough not to dance to Jump in the
Line). This is no surprise given that her father is a musician and her mother
is a direct descendant of a certain Panamanian who would rather dance than breath.
Our granddaughter also gave us a tour of the apartment, when she wasn’t playing
peekaboo. Today’s photos include one that was too funny. The IPhone 6 takes
photos as one second videos and this photo captured her just after she crawled
into her ball tent. She lost her balance as the photo was taken and you could
clearly hear her say, “Oh No!” as she fell into the balls. She’s nothing if not
the consummate entertainer.
Photo Where She Says "Oh No"
The Aftermath
Celebrations in Miami
As a retired cold warrior and product
of that conflict I couldn’t let the passing of a certain bearded wretch pass without
comment. Castro is finally and blessedly dead so hopefully Cuba can move beyond
the fifties where he kept them entombed as part of his personality cult. Many leftists
and those who don’t want to look too deeply have tried to lionize him for the positive
things he accomplished during his tyrannical rule. They seem to forget the thousands
he imprisoned and killed or the fact he was lobbying the Soviets to drop atomic
weapons on the US. He exported pain and suffering throughout the Western Hemisphere.
The latest being Venezuela which is approaching failed state status. Some people
just can’t be dead enough.
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