October Search

Has anyone seen the month of October? Usually, my favorite month of the year in terms of weather, but the past week has been t-shirt and shorts time. I can remember snow flurries and having to wear winter garb during this month not too long ago. We haven’t even thought about turning the heat on yet, well except for my mother in law’s room where the split system has been keeping her warm and toasty on these challenging 60-degree nights. I know New England is saving up a sucker punch where we’ll transfer directly from summer to winter so I’ve been checking up on the snow blower.

FBR Has Her Halloween Costume

At Least it's not a Monster This Year

Explaining to Dad Where Rivers Come From

This is, of course, not unprecedented but it’s still warm. I remember yet another very warm October weekend forty years ago when Great Aunt and Soxfather tied the knot. Yes, that venerable couple reaches their forty-year anniversary today and I couldn’t be happier for them. Of course, I blame them for my own marital sate. I had such a good time at their wedding that when I flew back to Panama after the ceremony, I proposed to my Favorite Panamanian less than a month later, three days after I met her. It’s fortunate the right girl entered the picture at that point, otherwise who knows where I would have needed up. Apologizing for that digression, happy anniversary to two of my most cherished friends – Great Aunt and Soxfather!

The Two Lovebirds

BRS Flashing a Devastating Smile

Both FBR and the BRS had play dates yesterday with school chums so they’re doing better than their grandpa. I was consigned thot the Man Cave where at least I saw the Red Sox rebound with an absolute skull dragging of the Houston Astros. As Soxfather keeps saying, it’s all gravy at this point for this Sox team.  Late last night I also finished watching Squid Game which lived up to the universal hype surrounding it. The Korean movie industry does a great job of skewering the human condition, especially with respect to class struggle. It was true train wreck that I couldn’t take my eyes off of.

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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; Wingmom – Wingman’s mom, of course; 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 3^rd 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