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Gonna need photos of Heidi and friend as Proof of Cuteness.
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 13/March/2019 @ 8:43 pm
Sorry to hear that things started high but ended low. Surely this is just a stumble and not a knockout punch.
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 12/March/2019 @ 9:19 pm
And how could I forget? Happy Birthday to my namesake! Enjoy those forties while they last. I’m on my final few months, alas….
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 11/March/2019 @ 6:36 pm
Congrats on ten months, welcome back home (I’m sure Buddy says the same), and good luck with the next Hash.
Did I see that photo correctly? Was Buddy off his chain and with the goats? No more danger of him running away, I gather. If that’s true, that’s great news!
TRIVIA: “An historic…” is more British. And it’s a good one to throw back in a Brit’s face when he tells you to sound out the “h” in “herb” because, according to him, “There’s a bloody ‘h’ in it.” Just remind him that he doesn’t pronounce the “h” in “historic,” but he should—because there’s a bloody “h” in it—to be consistent.
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 11/March/2019 @ 6:09 pm
Seems to be a region worth coming back to. Glad it was a great day!
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 10/March/2019 @ 2:00 pm
Great pics of a great day. May the second day prove just as interesting.
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 09/March/2019 @ 5:00 pm
Interesting. I thought this guy had died decades ago from suicide. I must’ve confused him with someone else.
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 09/March/2019 @ 7:31 pm
Happy Hashing! May your trail be scenic and safe. But not too safe.
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 08/March/2019 @ 4:44 pm
I keep misreading “Palawan” as a Jedi “Padawan.”
Good luck with the upcoming Hash!
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 06/March/2019 @ 8:05 pm
I’m glad the Hash went as well as it did. Lessons learned, an interesting moral victory or two over an Axis power, and an icing of the ass, if not exactly icing on the cake.
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 05/March/2019 @ 3:47 pm
I’ll be curious to hear how the markings held up in the mountains and woods.
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 04/March/2019 @ 6:10 pm
If the 8K trail produced complaints about shortness, I can only imagine what people will say about a 6K trail. Here’s hoping the runners’ portion of the trail is ten times more difficult than the walkers’ portion. Fewer complaints that way.
Is there ever any confusion about old chalk markings from previous Hashes, or does the chalk fade after a day or so?
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 03/March/2019 @ 10:04 pm
Back to a relatively tranquil life, I hope! Welcome home.
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 02/March/2019 @ 6:01 pm
Oy. None of this motivates me to visit the Philippines.
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 02/March/2019 @ 1:32 am
For goodness’ sake, John! You saw the “Don’t be a victim” sign the other day, but you stepped in it, anyway. Unbelievable.
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 01/March/2019 @ 4:16 pm
*meanT to add*
Grrrrr.
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 28/February/2019 @ 8:05 pm
Oh, yeah: I mean to add that that’s a nice Johnnie Walker logo, and that you and the Hulk both look as if your pushin’ out some bigguns!
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 28/February/2019 @ 8:04 pm
Enjoy your time in the concrete jungle!
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 28/February/2019 @ 8:00 pm
One beer for each Apostle. Nice.
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 27/February/2019 @ 7:42 pm
What percentage of Hare-laid trails would you say go beyond the 10K mark?
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 26/February/2019 @ 6:04 pm
May your Hare-training session prove educational.
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 25/February/2019 @ 5:40 pm
One lifetime, many lives (prologue)
Eloquently put. I look forward to your future entries.
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 24/February/2019 @ 6:05 pm
How’d you place? Top three?
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 23/February/2019 @ 11:52 pm
I may be too late in leaving this comment, but good luck with the tourney! I hope your house doesn’t have any cracks in it (or any crack in it, for that matter).
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 23/February/2019 @ 7:55 pm
Colin Fletcher was one of my inspirations for doing the big walk in 2008. Great writer, very no-nonsense, with an obvious love of the outdoors. I’ve never read anything other than his The Complete Walker III (which I highly recommend), but at some point, I’ll likely buy some of his other works.
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 22/February/2019 @ 3:37 pm
We need to get you reading hiking guru Colin Fletcher, a crusty Welsh-American who was a dedicated solo hiker. Fuck that buddy-system bullshit. Heh.
By the way, logic check:
“Only a cut and some scratches thankfully, but it underscores why you don’t want to be without a hiking partner should the worst happen.
Anyway, I’m thinking maybe I’ll just forego joining the group henceforth.”
Am I reading this right? You’re miffed about being left behind because the buddy system is safer and provides camaraderie… so your solution is to hike alone on Wednesdays?
Hey, put down the axe. I’m just yanking your chain. On a more serious note, maybe talking with the guys about what happened, and how you felt about it, will lead to a return to the ethic of “no man left behind.” Maybe they simply forgot on that day.
Anyway, that problem aside, congrats on the darts win!
I’ll end with a typically harsh quote from Fletcher:
“But if you judge safety to be the paramount consideration in life, you should never, under any circumstances, go on long hikes alone. Don’t take short hikes alone, either — or, for that matter, go anywhere alone. And avoid at all costs such foolhardy activities as driving, falling in love, or inhaling air that is almost certainly riddled with deadly germs. Wear wool next to the skin. Insure every good and chattel you possess against every conceivable contingency the future might bring, even if the premiums half-cripple the present. Never cross an intersection against a red light, even when you can see all roads are clear for miles. And never, of course, explore the guts of an idea that seems as if it might threaten one of your more cherished beliefs. In your wisdom, you will probably live to be a ripe old age. But you may discover, just before you die, that you have been dead for a long, long time.”
This guy was a badass. I have his The Complete Walker III.
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 21/February/2019 @ 8:44 pm
From my point of view, as a distance walker who’s mostly on smooth, flat bike trails, I picture these Filipino trails as hellishly hard. Going back and trying the parts you missed is true dedication. Too bad it doesn’t earn you karmic credit when the time comes to choose who sits on that block of ice!
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 19/February/2019 @ 7:22 pm
How did they figure out you’d done the short-cut? Did you get back to On-home that much earlier than everyone else?
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 19/February/2019 @ 6:50 pm
“Forest bathing” is called sallim-yok in Korean, and it’s a Japanese notion as well (shinrin-yoku). The Chinese characters that give rise to the expression, san + rim + yok, respectively mean “oxygen + forest + bath.” The idea of a “forest bath” is that you’re in an oxygen-rich environment and soaking up O2 along with other beneficial chemicals called phytoncides (“figh-tahn-sides”), which prevent rotting, and which therefore have some sort of revivifying effect on us humans. Or so it’s argued. Who knew a stroll in the woods could be so healthy?
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 18/February/2019 @ 6:18 pm
«« Back To Stats PageTime to buy a UPS!
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 17/February/2019 @ 6:55 pm