Set Up Complete

We’ve confirmed who has the biggest adjustment to my recent retirement – my Favorite Panamanian. She’s not used to having me around the house during the day and is always less than appreciative when I have even mildly worded constructive suggestions. This despite her own proclivity to dispense said recommendations in my direction. Somehow, I think we’ll get through this. I’ve spent the last two days organizing my Man Cave into a home office and repository for all my I Love Me stuff.

The New Office

 It was a lot more work than I anticipated but I enjoyed seeing all the familiar pictures and plaques from my office reappear. I also enjoy the new office where I can play the nearby television full blast without concern about bothering co-workers. Well, except for the aforementioned spousal unit, I still haven’t convinced her to become a fan of bagpipe music. In a major departure from her usual opinion on my decorating abilities she actually approved of the new Man Cave.

The Before Pictures

I’ve included before and after pictures. The fridge and microwave are to the left of the TV, protected by nearby Bonecrusher. There’s actually room for more but that space will be reserved for the granddaughters as they grow up.  As I watched more from Besson watch last night I noticed the family pictures around the TV and loved having them there to be noticed and enjoyed more regularly. Seeing pictures of friends and family has the effect on me to conjure the beloved memories associated with the people depicted. Probably why we have so many pictures.

The Rest of the New Cave

I was back with my favorite skin delver yesterday for my semi-annual skin screening. Predictably she had to dig in for two biopsies, one of on the point of my nose and other on the back of my neck. Biopsies are something of a theme lately; 2020 continues to suck. The FBR immediately noticed the damaged proboscis and I tried explaining what was going on but eventually just said Gramps had a boo boo.

Cave has Three Swords!

Bonecrusher on Duty

We had a Hurricane literally blow through yesterday as well. Hurricane Isias passed by to our west so not a lot of rain but some hellacious winds. Earlier in the day it knocked out power at for the FBR’s neighborhood. It also blew over a tree down in Rhode Island which destroyed Great Aunt’s pool so the family did not escape unscathed. This is the second time the neighbor’s tree has done this to their pool. If it was me that tree would be mysteriously cut down one night. Well back to, well, nothing – love it!

Latest Besson Watch

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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