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| ABFA (Flowered Dress) & Son (Striped Tie) in Alumni Mag |
I received the alumni magazine from my
alma mater yesterday and I was perusing it this morning and ran into this photo
which provided a nice surprise. The ABFA and Favorite Son must have set some
sort of Guinness record over the past decade in the number of weddings they’ve
attended. They both graduated from the same college I did and have a huge
number of college friends that generated the wedding invitations. It was nice
to see them pop up so unexpectedly – kind of made my morning.
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| FBR Out to Eat With Wingman Last Night |
A really nasty day yesterday filled
with snow, ice and ultimately almost day long rain – just about the perfect
brew for a totally forgettable day. Of course any day inhabited by my Favorite
Panamanian will be anything but forgettable. Since she is culturally averse to
going outside on a day like this she called in friends for a lunch featuring one
of her signature soups and non-stop conversation. Business requirements kept me
at the office all day so we both won.
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| End Result - Survivors of my Depradations |
Following her lunch soiree she
launched into the final phase of Christmas cookie prep. I returned home to find
her coated in flour and surrounded by impossibly tasty treats. I feel like I
put a couple pounds on simply walking in the door. That entry commenced the cat
and mouse game between us as I tried strafing runs past the cooling cookies
whenever she was distracted. She bowed out of date night so she could complete
the effort. When I returned from the movies she was exhausted and I helped with
the final few rounds of peanut butter blossoms. My assistance was rewarded in
relaxed security measures when it came to cookie consumption. I can be bought.
I went to see Three Billboards Outside
Ebbing Missouri which was one of the angriest movies I’ve ever seen and also
one of the best. There is not a weak link in any of the acting performances and
Frances McDormand is transcendent. You can feel the rage simmering within her
as the mother of a murdered daughter trying to cajole the police department
into solving the crime. This isn’t the usual black and white sides of a
situation Hollywood revels in. All of the characters are multifaceted and
flawed. There are some very poignant moments also, none better when than when
the police chief coughs and McDormand’s icy steel façade drops for an instant. The
easiest message to take from this is that life is complicated and to look
beyond the surface of people – wise advice. There are no easy answers here but
a lot of fun taking the ride along with this talented group of actors at the top
of their game. I can’t recommend this movie highly enough. It can be tough at
times but the dark comedy laced throughout makes it all worthwhile.
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