It’s weird that the clocks changing only
one hour can cause any distraction but there you have it. I’m not complaining about
the extra hour of sleep but even Roomba was confused. I found myself downstairs
after hearing it bang around on a night it wasn’t schedule to work. Speaking of
weird, is it strange that I found myself talking with Roomba at 3am, asking it
what it was thinking. Like I said – mystical weirdness surrounding time
changes.
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| BRS Earlier this Week |
It was a glorious if chilly autumn day
yesterday as I was out cleaning up the detritus from the earlier wind storm. My
wife’s solar powered garden lights were redistributed around the yard by the winds.
Speaking of solar my career as an energy czar got off to a slow start this week
since the thick cloud cover minimized the sunlight available. The last couple
of days I’ve been cooking though – it’s semi-cool that I can actually track the
production. I’ve found my lawnmower does a great job chopping up and picking up
dead leaves, even on the back yard patio stones. I’m sure the neighbors thought
it strange to see me running the mower over the rocks but I’ve given them
enough evidence over the past couple years that this probably seemed mild.
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| The Moment the BRS Spots her Parents at Her Pre-School Halloween Parade |
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| Tooling Around the Neighborhood |
Meanwhile the Favorite Panamanian was
busy at the front of the house. She’s wanted to change the color of the front
door since we first bought the house. My level of interest was too small to
measure so she took it on herself and did a fantastic job. As with all things
involving style and taste she was absolutely correct. The newly painted door
looks great.
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| Door Before |
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| And After |
The granddaughter elements were busy
yesterday. The BRS is steadily getting more vocal and it is so much fun to watch
her issue edicts while she’s eating. She has definite concepts on how she feels
meal time should be conducted and takes seriously her role in training the ABFA
and my Favorite Son in proper execution. The FBR wasn’t available for a call
yesterday because she had a movie night with her mom including some freshly popped
corn (a family trait). She’s getting seriously excited about next week’s
birthday party, as are her grandparents.
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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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