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Yeah, I don’t know what was up with those apostrophes. Hell, I wasn’t even using drugs yet. That’s one handicap I managed to overcome, at least.
Damn, I need to track down that teacher and get her to adjust my score! Hmm, well, s/he is probably dead by now, and those 3 points wouldn’t change my “D” grade anyway. Never mind.
» Posted By John McCrarey On 05/March/2023 @ 5:40 pm
No, not even close to all of them…just one wine box that was in my daughter’s garage when I visited four years ago. I just started going through some of them again the other day on a whim. There’s one large envelope I haven’t opened yet. It is full of letters I sent my soulmate Linda over the years. She kept them all and then mailed them back to me shortly before she passed away. Reading those will probably be as close to time travel as I’m going to get. It may well prove to be a painful journey too.
» Posted By John McCrarey On 05/March/2023 @ 12:32 pm
Kev, I like that quote too, and it’s an apt description of the life devoid of meaning or substance that I’m living. It’s good enough for me!
» Posted By John McCrarey On 05/March/2023 @ 6:21 am
Brian, Wow! I hadn’t even thought of that old domain for years. Glad to see my name is being used for a worthy purpose. I wonder if anyone looking for Chinese porn ever accidentally winds up here at LTG. Imagine their disappointment!
I went back and updated the link. Thanks for the heads up!
» Posted By John McCrarey On 05/March/2023 @ 6:19 am
Yes, I am very familiar with that Hemingway story, Nate. We studied it in one of my college literature classes, and here I am now, an old man with better to do in life than find a clean, well-lighted place to relax.
“What did he fear? It was not a fear or dread, It was a nothing that he knew too well. It was all a nothing and a man was a nothing too. It was only that and light was all it needed and a certain cleanness and order. Some lived in it and never felt it but he knew it all was nada y pues nada y nada y pues nada. Our nada who art in nada, nada be thy name thy kingdom nada thy will be nada in nada as it is in nada. Give us this nada our daily nada and nada us our nada as we nada our nadas and nada us not into nada but deliver us from nada; pues nada. Hail nothing full of nothing, nothing is with thee.”
» Posted By John McCrarey On 04/March/2023 @ 2:25 pm
There is a CR on board. Only for urination, you have to go ashore to poop. They haul the piss container back to shore every day and empty it in an approved waste disposal system. Contrary to some skeptics, it does not go into the bay–at least not directly.
I haven’t seen John in person since he was released from the hospital, but his FB posts indicate he is back to business. Maybe I’ll go by tonight for dinner.
» Posted By John McCrarey On 04/March/2023 @ 6:30 am
Yeah, it’s something different. I like the vibe of drinking on the water.
» Posted By John McCrarey On 04/March/2023 @ 6:24 am
DS, yeah, lodging is available, but no idea what it might cost. Those fees for the tour, I think, might be intended to keep the “riff-raff” away. Built by the rich, for the rich.
And that was the argument for the deconstruction/reconstruction elsewhere scheme–the buildings weren’t being maintained in their original location, so better to move them than have them fall down. There’s probably some truth to that.
Corregidor is where I want to go next, for sure. I just assumed I could do it from Bataan. I’ll check into that and see what’s what.
» Posted By John McCrarey On 03/March/2023 @ 5:53 am
Kev, yeah, I almost changed the wording since it does seem to imply I was driving rather than riding. My regular driver handled the day’s driving.
I’ve had snails occasionally, but never in a biscuit. And that pasta looks amazing. I think I’ve only eaten them as an appetizer. I recall the story of the snail who went to the Nissan dealer to buy a sports car. He agreed to purchase the 280Z model provided the dealership would change the “Z” to an “S.” The salesman asked why and the snail replied, “When the girls see me driving by, I want them to say, ‘look at that S car go!” (Sorry, I hadn’t told that one for decades, and it works better verbally.)
» Posted By John McCrarey On 03/March/2023 @ 5:21 am
Hey Soju, I think it was Jisoo. I just caught a glimpse before she was snatched up never to be seen again. But yeah, those are some sweet cookies!
» Posted By John McCrarey On 03/March/2023 @ 5:07 am
HaHa! Yeah, I’m sure we can make a suitable arrangement for “repayment”…
» Posted By John McCrarey On 02/March/2023 @ 6:50 am
Well, I’ve learned never to expect repayment and have occasionally been pleasantly surprised when it occurred. On the plus side, an unrepaid “loan” means future requests for money are easily denied. In this case, I think the need was legit, and I expect she’ll think of ways to work it off.
I don’t do the pineapple thing that often, but it is nice occasionally. Definitely tones down the chili spice taste but adds a flavorful new dimension.
» Posted By John McCrarey On 02/March/2023 @ 5:46 am
And it gets into her!
» Posted By John McCrarey On 28/February/2023 @ 4:17 pm
Kev, I’m not a big lasagna fan, anyway, but that slice’s appearance wasn’t the most appetizing. Yes, that was garlic bread on the side.
Thanks for the link on nasal polyps. I’m hoping for an in-and-out procedure and would prefer local anesthesia if that’s possible. If not, I want a competent physician administering the knock-out punch. If I have to travel to Manila for that, so be it.
» Posted By John McCrarey On 28/February/2023 @ 5:58 am
Josh, it wasn’t the cost of the gin that made my tab so high; it was the gin making me buy all the girls a lady drink. Yeah, the gin was making you overly generous as well.
» Posted By John McCrarey On 28/February/2023 @ 5:53 am
Another small town Saturday night
No first-hand experience with the happenings in the late-night venues, and I’m sure I wouldn’t remember if I did. Quite a few places stay open until 3 a.m. and some even later, like Sloppy Joe’s. I can only speculate that the late-night crowd and desperate/thirsty bargirls might be an exciting combination.
» Posted By John McCrarey On 28/February/2023 @ 12:59 pm
Thanks, Kev. Hopefully, everything gets better soon. Could be all of these irritations are the gifts that come with old age.
» Posted By John McCrarey On 27/February/2023 @ 7:52 am
I’m following my doctor’s advice and trying to live a healthy lifestyle, so I’m afraid this is just the natural progression of the COPD. I hope I’m wrong about that.
» Posted By John McCrarey On 26/February/2023 @ 5:49 am
Using “the second” was just my pen name. I don’t know why I thought it was a cool thing to do back then…
» Posted By John McCrarey On 25/February/2023 @ 7:18 am
Josh, different strokes for different folks, I suppose. Love may die, but the friendship that is the foundation of the relationship can live on. At least that’s been my experience.
» Posted By John McCrarey On 25/February/2023 @ 7:06 am
Kev, no, as far as I know, there is not a John Mark I. For some reason, back in those days, I thought it was cool to add the Roman numerals after my name when I wrote fiction.
Time will tell re: Mary and her motivations. IF I go down the road to financial support for school, it will be a limited monthly stipend with no exceptions. Of course, if I let emotions and/or my libido enter the equation, I’m screwed (ha, no pun intended). I’m proceeding cautiously. So far.
I never even knew there was such a thing as a Captain Morgan pose. I did manage to pull one off though…blind luck!
» Posted By John McCrarey On 25/February/2023 @ 7:16 am
Mark is my middle name! You know, I don’t know her well enough to understand what her motivations are. It’s weird that I’m the one thinking, “I’m too old for her.”
I’d honestly like to help her overcome the poverty of her life through education. She’s got a good brain up there; if she wants to use it to better herself, I’d be proud to help her out. That’s the way I’m leaning at this point. I don’t think I’m in any danger of falling in love.
» Posted By John McCrarey On 24/February/2023 @ 5:25 pm
Well, I’d never heard that term as a description for farting, but as a matter of fact I did pass a little gas on the valley walk.
In Spanish, “hay” rhymes with eye. “No hay” means there’s no. ¿Es eso correcto?
Yes, I am blessed to live in this area. Easy access to big city conveniences and the beauty of nature is right out my back door. I would be miserable in Manila or Angeles City, that’s for sure.
My understanding is that the climate here supports three rice crops a year. I’ve noticed on my walks that some fields are freshly planted while others appear ready for harvest.
I’m with you on the fish market; no way I’d knowingly eat that fish that’s been out in the sun all day and covered with flies. Same with the food carts.
Yeah, I’m pretty sure Justin hadn’t learned any Korean prior to his first visit. If memory serves, he came here as a student for a semester or two.
» Posted By John McCrarey On 24/February/2023 @ 6:37 am
Ever hear of the First Amendment?
It’s all fuzzy, but I think our advisor had my back and threatened to resign if I was disciplined.
» Posted By John McCrarey On 23/February/2023 @ 3:27 pm
Yes, that’s the way it went down, QP. And really, it may not be the life I hoped for, but it ain’t so bad, either.
» Posted By John McCrarey On 23/February/2023 @ 12:37 pm
QP, the fact that she has already asked about visiting again means she must have liked it. That’s how I see it, anyway. 🙂
» Posted By John McCrarey On 23/February/2023 @ 10:13 am
Brian, as I mentioned in my reply to Kevin, I’m not looking for a traditional boyfriend/girlfriend relationship. At best, perhaps we’ll do the Sugar Daddy thing. I’ve got my eyes wide open (the ones in the big head), and my expectations are low.
John is very lucky, indeed!
» Posted By John McCrarey On 23/February/2023 @ 8:13 am
Kev, my math is as sloppy as my punctuation, it seems. Mary is eighteen and will turn nineteen in November (I checked her birth certificate). I’ll be 68 in August, so that’s where I got the fifty years gap–at least for a couple of months.
Mary has one child that will be turning two this year. It’s early, but I don’t get the impression that she is a “player,” but I do think she’s smart enough to realize the potential of having a “rich” old man as a sponsor. I’m certainly open to a potential win-win partnership that benefits us both. I have my eyes wide open and have very low expectations–I’ll be fine with whatever happens.
Wishing John all the best. He was worse off than I imagined and I’m glad he made out of the hospital alive. I trust he’ll make whatever lifestyle changes necessary to prolong his life.
» Posted By John McCrarey On 23/February/2023 @ 4:17 am
Brian, Well, last I heard from her, she was packing up and moving out. I think an “open relationship” implies mutual consent. She was surprised and hurt by his actions. I wish her well.
» Posted By John McCrarey On 23/February/2023 @ 8:19 am
«« Back To Stats PageI’m no longer a football fan, but the jersey was a gift. I have to admit, I look pretty damn fine it, too!
» Posted By John McCrarey On 22/February/2023 @ 10:24 am