Certainly one of the consequences of our current
situation is a hypersensitivity to any, even minor, alteration in our health. I
know if I have a scratchy throat or feel the need to cough my fertile
imagination immediately leaps to worse case scenarios before common sense weighs
in. It’s also tough that tree pollen season is fully upon us which lends itself
to the aforementioned scratchy throat. My Favorite Panamanian is especially susceptible
to this season which has her already heightened senses on full alert. The
constant, and thoroughly necessary, drumbeat about social distancing has also
affected the way I view the world. When I’m watching movies and I see strangers
high fiving or a crowded scene I automatically think – “They shouldn’t be doing
that!”. Again common sense then asserts itself realizing the movie was made
years ago. I think that heightened sensibility is what is going to get us all
through this though.
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| BRS - Finger Painting Aftermath |
The granddaughters were uniformly entertaining last
evening. The BRS is showing some definite sign of a potential obsessive compulsive
streak. She precisely lined up all her dolls and was very upset when the ABFA
moved one of them. She then emptied a kitchen drawer and lined everything up in
a perfect column. In a remarkable turn of events she then returned everything
to the drawer before reporting for dinner. This all followed a dedicated finger
painting workshop with mom.
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| The Artist At Work |
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| This Color Would Look Great on my Forehead |
The FBR was also on point last night. To combat
creeping cabin fever Wingman took her out for a long drive yesterday. They used
to drive to help the FBR learn her lefts and rights. She was proudly displaying
this newly acquired knowledge throughout our call. We also had an in-depth
discussion on sublime combination of ice cream topped with whipped cream. She
was initially suspicious of mixing the two but upon personal examination she
was brought to my side of the equation. She is also still pursuing her daily PT sessions - as seen in this video.
I made it through Episodes 2 and 3 of Star Wars
which reinforced my long held impression that George Lucas should never, ever
consider writing a love story plot line again. Other than the cringe worth
Anikan-Padme plotline I was pleasantly surprised at how much I still love the movies.
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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; 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; Curbside Girls – close friends of my daughter acquired during her
single days in Brooklyn
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