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| FBR Rocking Last Week |
I cannot be hypocritical and say Alex Cora did not
deserve to be ousted as Red Sox manager based on his involvement in sign
stealing. It always pissed me off when the Yankees through the YES network did
it routinely and nothing ever happened (thank you Joe Torre for that). Despite
his disastrous handling of spring training last year I really liked the vibe
Cora brought to the Sox but his departure was forgone when the facts of his
time with Astros came out. I’m sure the haters will come out in force talking
about the 2018 championship but MLB had people in the video rooms during the World
Series so the Dodgers were not a victim of this and the Yankees were beaten at
Yankee Stadium (that just does not get old.)
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| Thanks for 2018 |
Wingman continues on his tour, now in the southeast.
I received this picture of the FBR at the concert last week – she’s definitely inherited
some rock star genes. The tour also gave Wingman a chance to hang out with his
dad in Washington. I saw this picture and it brought back a lot of memories
since I used to run along that trail on the National Mall when I was assigned to
the Pentagon.
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| Wingman and Dad in DC |
I was out on dateless date night last evening to see
what the buzz was all about on 1917. The buzz is real and well earned. A
fascinating look at a small unit action from the trenches of World War 1. Two British
lads are given a mission to sneak across no-man’s land to warn another unit
about an impending disaster. This is one of the movies you leave wondering how
the hell they did it. The movie is basically one long shot of continuous action
with only one pause during a period of unconsciousness. The camera moves around
the two guys as they travel and encounter a variety of challenges and there
never seems to be a break. They used two relatively unknown actors for the lead
roles but some distinguished actors show up throughout the movie in very small
parts, a very cool technique. The film is also an eloquent comment on the
brutality of war along with glimpses of humanity, courage, pride, and nobility.
It’s a movie that will stay with you for a long time and not just because you’re
still trying to figure out how they did it.
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RECURRING
CHARACTERS
BR3
– inbound granddaughter
#3, 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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