A broken leg

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And I am very lucky that it didn’t result in a broken neck!

Things always happen when you least expect them it seems. A typical morning. One minute I’m sitting in front of my computer. Then I lean back in my chair and hear a loud *snap*. Next thing I know I’m clutching at the desktop to avoid cascading backward onto the floor.

The aftermath.

No other injuries. Looks like I’m in the market for a new office chair though.

Walked my Hash trail for next Monday this morning. I’m going to call it “The 69er”–a 6K hike for the lazy bastards and a 9K for the runners. One climb at the beginning, a meandering trail incorporating a lot of My Bitch, then down into the valley for some flatland walking. I like it!

A pretty worthless map actually, couldn’t figure how to save a satellite version from my app. I stopped at my house, but the actual trail continues to Baloy Beach and the on-home at Johan’s.
The climb begins in a rather dicey neighborhood. The folks who live here may be poor, but they are friendly. That’s the paradox of the Philippines. I wouldn’t walk through an area like this in the states!
It is not a strenuous climb (fuck you Günter!) but still achieves some decent elevation. The most difficult part is making your way through some tall thatch grass in places.
A nice view of Barretto from on high.
There stands Easter mountain on the far side of the valley I will soon be traversing.

Anyway, it should be a good safe and sane trail.

I’ll offer up this photo for today’s “interesting” feature:

This is actually on one of the back streets here in my subdivision. I don’t know if it was a pre-existing structure prior to Alta Vista being developed or if someone ran out of funds during construction. Either way, it looks to me like a broken dream.
That’s Buddy sniffing around for a clue as to what happened.

Now, here’s a Democratic ticket that would be hard to beat stop laughing at:

In your dreams.

I guess after Nevada it is going to be hard to stop Bernie though.

Working for the weekend!

I’ve got the Hash this afternoon. Leech My Nuggets is the Hare. He told me he’s basically doing the same trail he laid for the Manila guys, just in reverse. Well, I’m up for one of those mountains anyway. As long as I have a leg to stand on.

3 thoughts on “A broken leg”

  2. We see a lot of old, hollowed-out bunkers in and around Seoul, but for the real hardcore stuff—the abandoned houses—you have to leave the cities and go out into the sticks.

    As for the broken chair… my sympathies. This has happened to me a lot here in Korea, where furniture is designed for midgets and Lilliputians. I’m overdue for my own leg-break, I think. Good luck finding a new (and hopefully better) chair.

    Oh, and good luck with the upcoming Hash!

  3. Dan, yeah, just my luck!

    Kev, it’s all about the real estate values I suppose. Probably wouldn’t see this in Manila either. Well, you’d see it but there’d be a tarp strung up as a roof and people living inside.

    I actually bought that chair when I moved into my house from a used furniture store. I may go back there. A new one is probably no better.

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