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| FBR Shopping Face - Just Like her Abuela |
If there were any doubts as to the genetic
heritage of the FBR they were further dispelled yesterday in New Jersey. My
daughter squired the FBR on a shoe shopping expedition which must have had my
wife’s ears burning because there can be no dispute that the FBR has inherited
her abuela’s fascination with both the act of acquiring and then wearing a wide
range of footwear. My daughter also reported that the FBR had very definite opinions
on what was acceptable and what was not. As stated above my wife’s ears should
have been aflame since this is definitely something I’ve observed in her on the
rare occasions I’ve been dragged kicking and screaming on one of her shoe shopping
expeditions.
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| Mission Accomplished |
My Favorite Panamanian was in no shape
to react yesterday however as the price for ignoring my admonitions about picking
up the FBR on Saturday came home to roost. She threw her back out in two different
locations which rendered her hors de combat for the entire day yesterday. I had
my extensive training on Sunday operations during her winter absences to fall
back upon so she was able to rest while I rushed around on the work week prep missions.
There was the additional requirement for Icy Hot back pads for my grocery shopping
excursions.
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| Hang out Time with a Friend |
As she has a habit of doing she spent
the entire preceding week moving furniture and huge flower posts around during
her frenzied approach to home redecoration which led to the fragile back which
the increasingly hefty FBR exacerbated. I’d like to think she’s learned her lesson
but as soon as it feels better she’ll be back into attack mode, especially
since her mother is just a week or so out from arriving.
I’ve religiously not written about the
epic Red Sox this year because as with any true baseball fan, especially those
of us in “the nation”, I’m superstitious and do not want to queer what’s going
on at Fenway. I stand in awe of what the addition of Alex Cora as manager and
JD Martinez as the long sought replacement for David Ortiz has accomplished. While
the rest of the team is basically the same bunch of gutless underachievers as
last year they apparently grew a spine over the winter and are a lot of fun to
watch; yesterday being the latest example.
RECURRING CHARACTERS
BRS - Blog Reader the Sequel - second granddaughter; FBR
- First Blog Reader - first granddaughter, ABFA –
Amazing Best Family Athlete = my daughter in law, formerly known both as MEF – Most Excellent Fiancé
& MEG – Most Excellent Girlfriend; Wingman – my son
in law; Keene Friends 1 & 2 – friends since high school
from my home town of Keene, NH; Soxfather - my brother in law; Great
Aunt = my elder sister; Cantankerous Friend – friend since
grade school who likes to argue about everything, poses as radical leftist to
attract women; Pittsburgh College Roommate – high school
friend, also a “minor Celebrity” in Pittsburgh; Maine and Virginia
Musqueteras – two close friends of my wife – her US sisters, my wife
is the 3rdmusquetera (musketeer); Buddy – AKA
the Wonder Pooch – family dog, a black lab – hates squirrels, died
in 2017; Riggins - also known as the Grandpuppy,
son's dog, surrogate grandchild while awaiting arrivcal of the BRS; PanaGals –
female relatives/friends of my wife from Panama; Panamanian/Latin Mafia –
inevitable group of Latin friends my wife accumulates wherever we have lived
& their spouses; Neighborhood Mafioso - wife's close
friend and Panamanian mafia member, Favorite Panamanian - the wife
(of course); First Friday – celebrations to mark the First Friday
of the Week; Excellent Boss – my former direct boss at
work; Voices of Inappropriate Worth - members of public who
come to every Worcester public meeting to complain, all are on public
assistance along with demeanor issues
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