Roller Skating

Yesterday afternoon around 4 pm I noticed the daughter coming outside with rollerblades and knee/elbow pads. Except on closer inspection it wasn't rollerblades but good old-fashioned roller skates. She spent time practicing reversing direction up and down their driveway. I realized that there were a bunch of white marks from her braking. Since she was all in black with the dred-locks, I wonder if she is part of a local roller derby team. This seems a lot more likely than her just casually skating down the bike path. It's a fairly combative sport. The other question is what does she do that she is home in the late afternoon (I was out 'sick')? I think she works in writing, but maybe I'm confusing her with her boyfriend Steve who I know is a writer.

Rufus and traffic

I was sitting waiting for my bus. In the sun. Getting hot. And noticed at the end of the block that Stan?(I know that's not his name but will have to do), crossing the busy street by my house, with newspaper in hand, walking rufus. Except he was crossing against the green. Not something you normally see. And traffic was stopping. Something you quite often see. And still astounds me (I'm a NYrker). It was an interesting sight - Stan in shorts and tee with black socks and sneakers. Rufus (who I know is really molly, but I didn't find that out until months after watching him/her, so the name I gave has stuck - unfortunately the misassigned gender trips me up). Rufus completely sheared strolling behind. (S)he's a sheep dog - so come June gets a massive pruning. And than they were gone and I was back to waiting for the bus. In the sun.

Dinner Outside

Last night the daughter was over for dinner and they were enjoying the weather and eating outside on the deck. I noticed while heading to work that in the recycling bin there was a tobacco chew tin - I think it's the brothers. Not sure why he wasn't there at dinner. Also, the boyfriend wasn't there either. Just the three of them.

Son

This weekend I realized that there is a new member to the family - their son has come back for awhile and is living in the back studio apartment. I saw him lock his bike in the garage and he has a Silver Saturn (I think the perfect name for the car is Pluto). I had thought at first he was the boyfriend - Steve - they both have the punk black died hair look. But he does look like his sister.

I haven't seen him eat with mom and dad yet in the kitchen - but they did all go out for dinner the other night - all freshly cleaned and the long punk hair slicked back.