Comments Posted By John McCrarey
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Kevin, I don’t have a drinking problem. I drink. I get drunk. I fall down. No problem!
» Posted By John McCrarey On 23/September/2025 @ 10:05 am
Kevin, re: “it doesn’t take much to get you to the “loose lips” stage!” In my defense, I did mention we had started imbibing two hours early due to the birthday party we attended.
Ah, the guy is Hobbiton’s Columbo. I get it now.
» Posted By John McCrarey On 22/September/2025 @ 10:06 am
Steve, two wrongs don’t make it right.
» Posted By John McCrarey On 22/September/2025 @ 10:03 am
Maurice, do you speak of the pompatus of love?
» Posted By John McCrarey On 21/September/2025 @ 1:54 pm
Kevin, it’s not surprising that I was a total dunce about these calendar deviations. I noticed that holidays in Korea were never on the same dates, so that explains it.
» Posted By John McCrarey On 21/September/2025 @ 1:53 pm
Brian, it makes a lot more sense than the standard calendar, but I guess it would disenfranchise all those folks born on the 29th through 31st.
Yeah, it was weakened without Hot Zone and losing Alaska was the death knell. I only attended once a month or so, but that special occasion marketing would have helped. Also, they could have tried to add some of the newer bars in town like Red Bar and Nipsey’s. We’ll see how this new Battle of the Bars thing works out…they are going with a quarterly format and expanding the number of participating bars.
» Posted By John McCrarey On 21/September/2025 @ 1:51 pm
Gary, it sounds like true love.
» Posted By John McCrarey On 21/September/2025 @ 1:47 pm
Gary, it’s all so confusing.
» Posted By John McCrarey On 20/September/2025 @ 3:36 pm
Kevin, balut is duck, these were baby chickens…
» Posted By John McCrarey On 20/September/2025 @ 3:34 pm
Thanks, William. That tells me more than I’ll ever need to know.
» Posted By John McCrarey On 20/September/2025 @ 9:45 am
William, no preference either way. They are what they are.
» Posted By John McCrarey On 19/September/2025 @ 1:22 pm
Kev, as a matter of fact, Swan is preparing my Filipino-style burrito as I type this response. I’ll let you know how it comes out. Thanks again for the recipe!
» Posted By John McCrarey On 19/September/2025 @ 1:21 pm
Brian, I spend the first couple of hours of my day catching up on the news via the internet. My favorites include Instapundit, Hot Air, and Althouse. They have multiple links to news items, including traditional MSM sources. What is added is “the rest of the story.” My big awakening happened right after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Up until then, I had been a lifelong Democrat voter. Every morning on my train commute to DC, I dutifully read the Washington Post and thought I was up to speed on what was happening. Then I discovered the internet and quickly realized that the bias in the MSM wasn’t so much what they report but what they leave out. These days, I consider myself better informed than those who still feed exclusively at the MSM trough.
Like I said, I didn’t know Art or his personal circumstances. I’ve since learned that he was a heavy drinker of the hard stuff and lived upstairs from Wet Spot at the Paradise Hotel. That’s where they found his body on Sunday morning. It appears that he lived his life on his own terms and went out doing what he enjoyed most.
» Posted By John McCrarey On 19/September/2025 @ 1:20 pm
Kev, that’s a lot of food for thought, and as always, I appreciate your insights and viewpoints on the afterlife. I’m probably more agnostic than I let on, but there is some comfort in fantasizing about an all-powerful God who can answer our prayers for a heavenly afterlife. Like you, I expect when it is over, it is over. The bliss in that is that we won’t be aware that we are no more. Still, on those sleepless nights when I reflect on all the decision points that have occurred during my lifetime, it is somehow comforting to consider what might have happened if I’d taken a different path. Yeah, I’d likely screw up again anyway, but an eternity of trying to get it right still seems more comforting than the blackness of nothingness.
Anyway, I spend a lot of time in the Maze (there are six bars there) and the beer is cold, so it’s all good.
» Posted By John McCrarey On 19/September/2025 @ 1:34 pm
Kev, yes, I was raised in the church, but I took a step back in my teens and rejected the basic tenets of the Christian faith. The biblical concept of heaven (or at least the way it has been depicted) of spending an eternity in a garden paradise, petting lions, always seemed to me to be hellishly boring. Hence, I like to come up with my own version of a heavenly afterlife. The “do-over” concept is my current favorite. A key difference with the Hindu and Buddhist concepts you’ve described is that I get to carry forward all the knowledge I’ve gained in my current life. Of course, I’d use those insights to make the world a better place…for me. I’d make a killing on Wall Street buying tech stocks in the 90s. Oh, well. It’s nice to have a dream life.
Yes, that Hash history is consistent with what I’ve seen from other sources. In fact, I expect it was plagiarized. My understanding is that the founders were British soldiers in Malaysia, and it grew from there after WWII. I’ve personally Hashed in Korea, Philippines, and Thailand. Missed out on opportunities in Vietnam and Cambodia. On-On!
» Posted By John McCrarey On 18/September/2025 @ 9:11 am
William, do you mean the memes I post or the actual shows? Either way, I like them both about equally. I think the Star Wars storyline is deeper, but Star Trek is more grounded in reality.
» Posted By John McCrarey On 18/September/2025 @ 8:55 am
Damn, it just keeps getting worse and worse.
» Posted By John McCrarey On 17/September/2025 @ 1:16 pm
Kevin, please know that I take no issue with your criticisms when I fuck up. On the contrary, I appreciate that you care enough to try to help me improve. I may be unworthy of that effort, as I don’t seem capable of retaining what I learn when I read your lessons. I think at this stage of my life, I’m a lost cause. That won’t stop me from continuing to make an effort, but I have no expectations of reaching that mountaintop.
Yeah, I thought that AI monk looked familiar. When I first viewed it, I thought he might have been in one of those medical videos, but it makes more sense that it was a play on Buddhist-like principles rather than health.
That “reaction to my blog posts” was directed at you or referencing my grammatical shortcomings. I was referring to the readers who find my posts redundant and boring. They miss the good ol’ days when I had all those exciting “transactional” encounters to write about. As far back as high school, I would get an “A” on content and a “D” on execution. For whatever reason, my brain just doesn’t seem to be wired to follow the rules.
I reckon I’m in the camp that poor Frodo did the best he could and probably better than any other Middle-Earther would have managed. Gollum inadvertently saved the day, but he would not have been there but for Frodo. Still, what Sam said in the meme wasn’t wrong!
» Posted By John McCrarey On 17/September/2025 @ 9:53 am
Brian, yeah, I posted that “wanted poster” of Asian women for humor, not because I thought it looked real. Their choice of countries to depict was a little strange, I agree.
Yes, that house isn’t very big and needs some maintenance, that’s for sure. A commenter on Facebook said there is a similar house in his neighborhood selling for 4 million. The price difference is all about location. I’d enjoy sitting on that upstairs deck and sipping a beer while taking in the beach/bay views, but only if I could rent it.
My subdivision is also overpriced, but I expect my house would be listed in the 15 million range ($260,000).
» Posted By John McCrarey On 17/September/2025 @ 9:29 am
Kevin, yep, they know we want them crispy, and they accommodate our desires.
My guess is the sweet and sour was Korean-style tangsuyuk.
I’m not sure why I neglected to hyphenate off-kilter, but I am pleased to offer my services as a bad example on your Substack. Cheers!
» Posted By John McCrarey On 16/September/2025 @ 1:32 pm
Kevin, yes, the not caring once you’re gone part is probably the most comforting aspect of death. In the meantime, even my nothing days are better than eternal darkness.
Yep, the “Decay Dance” is all about spreading cavities and flipping the bird to all the naysayers who disapprove.
It seems there is a common denominator in government services worldwide; roads are but one example of the incompetence.
I didn’t see the butterfly effect, but glass shards aren’t as ugly as the barbed wire rolls you usually see on top of fences.
The comma after nothing is missing. I think bad punctuation is a prerequisite when writing memes.
» Posted By John McCrarey On 15/September/2025 @ 8:20 am
Terry, Oops! Fixed it now. Damn, my tired old brain keeps getting worse and worse.
» Posted By John McCrarey On 15/September/2025 @ 8:08 am
Brain, good to hear that you don’t have to deal with the extremists in your daily life back home. I know I’m glad not to be there. There is no excuse for the celebration of anyone’s murder. There are many on the left that I absolutely despise, but I don’t want them killed. Being exposed for the idiots they are is enough.
» Posted By John McCrarey On 14/September/2025 @ 10:58 am
Steve, thanks for weighing in. This is the type of quote I was referring to in my post:
Once again, the shooter was a far-right white supremacist. ONCE AGAIN. Republicans jumped to conclusions and got egg on their faces!
The point is Kirk was killed for expressing opinions the shooter didn’t agree with. If it turns out that the killer was to the RIGHT of Kirk and didn’t approve of his not being extreme enough, so be it. Somehow, I don’t think that is the case. And now I am reading that the sniper had a trans roommate/lover. Hmm, does it get more MAGA than that?
» Posted By John McCrarey On 14/September/2025 @ 10:55 am
Kevin, after looking at those bird links, I must say that I have no egrets. *ahem* It really was surprising how similar they all look to each other.
As to the animation topic, I think one depicting the insanity of the left would be perfect for these times. He could focus on their reactionary lies surrounding the Charlie Kirk assassination.
» Posted By John McCrarey On 13/September/2025 @ 10:21 am
The day that lives on in infamy
Kevin, yeah, pork steak it was. First time I’d ever heard the “gammon” and now I know its etymology. Thanks for that. And commenter Gary also notes that it is used as an insult in the UK.
Oh, maybe if I was strolling down the beach and got thirsty for a beer, I’d maybe pop into Wombat.. Absent some major upgrades and marketing, I don’t expect it will be around long.
» Posted By John McCrarey On 12/September/2025 @ 9:46 am
Brain, I was playing with my toy truck behind a chair in the living room of our house on Chickasaw Drive in Westminster, California. The phone rang, and my mom answered. Turn on the TV my dad told her. And that’s where I was when Kennedy was assassinated.
» Posted By John McCrarey On 12/September/2025 @ 9:40 am
Gary, I’d never heard of Gammon until Swan ordered it. Nice of you to say your nemesis is delicious.
» Posted By John McCrarey On 12/September/2025 @ 9:38 am
Thanks, Anon. My backup plan is just wiring money to myself on Remitly and picking it up at one of the ubiquitous Lluhiller shops. Using Wise is great for sending to bank accounts, and now that I have one here (in Swan’s name) that’s what I’ll be doing henceforth.
» Posted By John McCrarey On 12/September/2025 @ 9:48 am
«« Back To Stats PageKevin, yes, I knew I was being stupid with my joke…that’s why it was dis-genius.
Ha, I’m sure Dave’s been called worse things!
One of my neighbors just bought one of those solar showers. I’m going to tough it out for now and see how it goes.
Yes, Swan has been trained to do CPR should that ever be needed. She also verified that my new helper has those skills. It’s good to see folks motivated to keep me alive!
» Posted By John McCrarey On 11/September/2025 @ 2:19 pm