Balance has returned to my cosmos with
last night’s return of my Favorite Panamanian. She was less than pleased with
the cold temperatures but I was prepared with a warm coat, her favorite boots,
and a dozen roses. Her plane was really early as the board in the waiting area
said it was still twenty minutes out when I received a text from her saying she
was at baggage claim. With the end of day light savings the flight now lands an
hour earlier which makes the drive through Boston a sheer pleasure. I do not understand
how people could deal with that traffic on a daily basis. I’d anticipated this
and left earlier but my reading time in the waiting area was severely curtailed.
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| At the Airport Last Night |
At least I had the goal of an
extremely attractive Panamanian waiting for me at the end of my drive. The traffic
was almost as bad driving home but I had my very verbal co-pilot back in
position. I was regaled with tales of her adventures over past two weeks in Panama
as well as directions about the upcoming holiday. We were both entertained for
a short while with a video call from my son. The BRS had refused to don her
pajamas after a diaper change and was charging around the house making vocal
demands of her parental units. It was extremely funny and got us through the Prudential
Tunnel hardly noticing the snail’s pace we were making.
We returned home where my Christmas tree
purchase was approved but my horticultural efforts with the house plants was found
severely wanting. At least the kitchen was clean and the pristine stove top was
noticed. Despite the long day of travels she immediately set about re-arranging
the living room and started decorating for the holidays. Balance indeed has
been restored to my Force.
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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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