Despite the doubting Thomases in my life, yes, I’m looking at you my
children, I will retire on 1 August. They doubt because they’ve heard it all
before, like November 2019, December 2019, April 2020, and then May 2020. It’s
now feeling really official. I agreed to stay on at the request of my customer to
get through the worst of the pandemic but that time is fast approaching. I will
admit, to a small degree, to delaying my retirement until more pleasant weather
for an epic retirement party which was always part of my calculus.
The pandemic, as with so many, entirely more important matters, has
thrown a real monkey wrench into the mix. I feel it’s an important event to
celebrate because, well, I like to celebrate, maybe a little too much. My retirement
party planning has always had to pass muster with the commander in chief – my Favorite
Panamanian. She’s absolutely terrified of the pandemic and initially refused to
even consider having a party. I’ve worn her down and she’s agreed to a scaled
down version. I should say versions because she now says I can have a series of
“get togethers”, one for family, another for neighbors/Panamanian Mafia,
another for friends, etc. etc.
You can see why I became a convert to her way of thinking. I will miss
seeing the eclectic mix of friends and family from different aspects of my life
but hey, a series of parties! (I mean “get togethers”) She had me at the
mention of multiples. I’m also thinking a thunder run up to Keene so I can celebrate
with hometown friends. Against all odds it doesn’t look like I’m going to be
growing up any time soon.
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RECURRING
CHARACTERS
BR3
– 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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