There is a serious contradiction in how I was going to spend this winter, another gift from the Chinese need to eat bats and the resulting pandemic. I was reminded of the very stark contrast when my sister-in-law sent some pictures from our condo, where we should be right now. The disparity is even more evident when I look out the front door where we got five more inches of snow yesterday. Mother Nature is making up for lost time in punishing my Favorite Panamanian for missing the last ten or so winters. This is karma, once again, coming to bite me in the posterior, as I have, for the past few years, sent my frozen New England friends pictures from the condo when I’ve been down there for a couple weeks. This year was supposed to be the whole winter but for those g-damned bat eaters. I’m sharing some of the different views for you to appreciate my quandary.
Sunset at our Condo Pool
Alright,
enough venting, as I’m sure the aforementioned New England friends are basking in
the glow of my frustration. Since it was snowing yesterday and my wife needed
to go into the center of Worcester for a dentist appointment, I was designated
as her driver. That designation came from her, of course. The fact that she
refuses to drive on snow covered roads did not prevent her from offering me a
running commentary on how I should be driving though. Consistency, that’s what
I love about our marriage. 
View Out Our Front Door
We
will be spending some time with my Favorite Son’s family for the second
weekend in a row, so that should help immensely. They’re coming down to help celebrate
my Favorite Panamanian’s birthday on this rare occasion when she is not in Panama
for said event. The good news is the BRS loves to play in the snow and we’ve
got plenty of that as well as a saucer to slide down the back hill on the FBR
approved course. There are some good things about a cold winter but look at
those sunsets, wouldn’t you be pissed (but I digress)?
Inbound for the Weekend!
Condo Beach 
That Sunset!!!! 
View From Condo Balcony
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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; Kindergarten
Friend – friend since kindergarten whom I reunited with after many years; 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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