I wrote yesterday about the departure from
the realm of my beloved Aunt Peg. It did not come as a surprise but I was in a funk
for most of the day. It seemed that the world was just a little dimmer, diminished
with her departure. She had been such a fixture of my youth and I didn’t realize
how much I counted on her existence, even though we hadn’t seen each other for
a while. It was almost like another farewell for my mother since these two
ladies were inextricably linked for the second halves of their lives. Life is weird
but not nearly as much as death.
My wife spent all of yesterday
genuinely regretting her braggadocio about not feeling any effects of the
shingles vaccine. She spent most of the day in bed bemoaning her fate. She’s
feeling much better this morning. There wasn’t anything compelling at the movie
theater and considering her infirm state we passed on date night this week. I used
the additional time to finish off the new tree installation in the front yard.
I installed one of my signature retaining walls around the tree and it was much
easier than digging the damned thing in.
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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; 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 3rd musquetera
(musketeer); 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; 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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