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This is the potentially the last blog
post for a while because my direct association with either of my granddaughters
precludes wasting time on something as mundane as writing. I have been summoned
to the south to spend the long weekend with the FBR. My daughter has a weekend
long social event while Wingman still has to work. That means I’m being left to
hang out with the FBR – I think jigsaw puzzles and serial viewings of Moana are
in my immediate future. I’ll also have to up my energy levels if I have any
hope of keeping up with the relentless FBR.
It will also be cool to hang out with
Wingman when he’s not at work. His work schedule over the past couple years
have prevented him from accompanying his gals when they come north except for Christmas.
I’ll have to do an inventory of my electronic devices to see if I need any
additional training. He’s just a great guy to hang with – hence the nickname.
Mother Nature is also cooperating with
my travel plans. I’m driving down tomorrow and returning late on Monday due to the
holiday. A major winter storm is blowing in late on Saturday and pummeling the
area all day Sunday lacing it with some freezing rain between snow falls. We
could get anywhere from a foot to over three feet of snow. Luckily I live in
New England which knows what to do with such an event. I figure no matter how
much falls, by Monday afternoon everything should be cleaned up to allow safe
travel home. If this was Northern Virginia it would be at least a week.
My driveway will be another story as
this will mark the first significant snowfall of the winter. The aforementioned
Virginia has actually received more snow than we have this winter. It’s time to
embrace the suck. I just hope this winter doesn’t follow that of a few years ago
when we received no snow at all in January and then were pounded relentlessly with
a storm every three days from February into April. At least it’s not the
driveway from hell which brings back nightmares of returning from a Panamanian
vacation to spend four hours clearing just to get into the house.
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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 involved 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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