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| Hallway to the Addition |
I’m exceedingly happy to have the renovation
project moving forward again after some fits and starts due to waits for
inspections, Deckzilla Dude health, and workers not showing up. There’s been a veritable
whirlwind of activity on the project that Deckzilla Dude promised would be
wrapped up by mid-October at the latest. The walls are all up and plastered and
awaiting paint.
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| The Main Room |
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| Bathroom Floor Started! |
The painting is awaiting the installation
of heat which would be nice. That’s supposed to happen today with the
re-emergence of the plumber. Deckzilla Dude is working, as feverishly as
capable of on knocking out the bathroom floor so we can finally move the huge
vanity which has been sitting in our dining room for the last two months into
place. Deckzilla Dude knows he’ll be dealing with an increasingly frantic Panamanian
if he’s not done soon. Welcome to my world where incremental progress is something
to be hailed.
Date night last evening saw us at the movies
(I know – of all places!) to see Widows. I loved this movie because it was
smart and didn’t fall for cheap sensationalism just because it involved a crew
of women trying to pull off a heist. Viola Davis towers over the plot, as she
is wont to do, but the gold plated queen from Guardians of the Galaxy, Elizabeth
Debicki, also proved she is much more than just a pretty face. A high end heist
crew is killed during a rip off of a crime lord who demands recompense from
their surviving spouses. There is a series of subplots involving Chicago city politics
as well which is expertly knitted into a movie for adults. I know the attention
span challenged will have problems with this film because it does require a
little patience but that patience is needed as actors build their characters into
someone you can relate to. This is a very good movie.
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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; Deckzilla
– our backyard deck which
grew to monstrous dimensions once my wife got involed in planning; 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 arrival of the BRS; 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; 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; Deckzilla Dude – senior
citizen carpenter/contractor; 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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