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Oh, yeah: now I know what book to get one of my friends for Christmas. Not that I know anything about his dimensions from personal experience, mind you, but he does tend to brag.
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» Posted By Kevin Kim On 13/July/2018 @ 6:03 pm
Well! Quite the breakthrough with Buddy! Congratulations.
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 13/July/2018 @ 3:28 pm
You make your brownies from scratch, or are you Betty Crockerin’ it? Whether from scratch or from a box, they look tasty.
I had no idea what that white bundle of rags was until I saw the caption saying it was a duck.
And now, I can never un-see that pic of Christopher Walken. Thanks for that. Thanks a lot.
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 12/July/2018 @ 5:27 pm
Speaking of Cesar Millan, I just visited his website. Good stuff.
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 11/July/2018 @ 7:02 pm
As Cesar Millan, the Dog Whisperer, likes to point out, a dog gets socialized when in the presence of other dogs. Behaviors that don’t come easily to a recalcitrant dog can sometimes come easier when that dog sees another dog happily behaving a certain way (I’m thinking about leash training, here). These are pack animals, evolutionarily speaking, so socialization (read: peer pressure) makes sense. If Buddy gets a buddy, that might be a good thing. Let’s just hope Buddy isn’t the jealous type who might rip apart an innocent puppy that you try to bring into the fold! (The pups in that photo were all cute, by the way.)
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 11/July/2018 @ 3:23 pm
When it’s rainy and warm, that’s not so bad. But when it’s rainy and cold, well, that sucks the morale right out of you.
So what exactly are “Hash circle activities,” anyway? Aside from sitting bare-assed on a block of ice? (Or is it forbidden to say?)
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 11/July/2018 @ 12:58 am
Good luck with the Hash, and congrats on the breakthrough with Buddy! Now if only there could be a breakthrough with the damn landlord…
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 09/July/2018 @ 5:20 pm
Buddy’s a typical guy—he just wants to air out his balls, is all.
By the way, will anything be done about those cojones? Not that I’m insisting or anything; we had a dog who lived all fifteen years of his life with gonads firmly in place. It could also be that Buddy’s already too old for such surgery to be safe. I don’t know.
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 08/July/2018 @ 11:53 pm
Great to see the dog acclimating. Once he really understands that it’s his roost to rule, he’ll be guarding your castle from strangers all day and night.
Good luck with the employee situation. Can’t say I envy you the decision you might have to make.
Saw another tenderizing technique on YouTube today: marination in papaya.
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 07/July/2018 @ 7:31 pm
Well, congrats on getting under 200 (where on earth did you find a scale in pounds?), and congrats on your, uh, tasty dessert.
Found this link for you: How to Tenderize Meat (6 Ways)
Not mentioned: pressure cooking. Fast and effective when done right.
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 07/July/2018 @ 2:10 am
I don’t know about “worried,” but… be on your guard. Heh.
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 05/July/2018 @ 7:41 pm
In Korea, there’s a Chinese proverb: “Sae ong ji ma,” which translates as “poor old man’s horse,” a reference to this famous Chinese story about the poor farmer, his son, and their lone horse. Koreans often take the proverb to mean “life is ironic,” but I take it to mean “life turns on a dime, so be prepared”: one minute, it’s good fortune; the next minute, it’s bad fortune. If you’re in a bad way, just wait a bit and your luck will change. And vice versa. Welcome to the roller coaster of existence!
By the way, I second what SojuHoncho says above: “The fella that waded into the muck and mire deserves a medal.”
Poor Buddy needs calm, stability, consistency, and vigilance, pretty much like an infant. His startling display of wildness is, when you think about it, not surprising at all: he’s incapable of understanding his situation and probably still smarting from the memory of whatever abuse he endured under previous owners. Slipping a noose around any animal’s neck, no matter how seemingly docile the animal, is likely to provoke an extreme reaction: the animal only knows it’s being deprived of freedom. As with emotionally scarred people, animals need a lot of time to heal. Healing is possible, though.
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 05/July/2018 @ 6:38 pm
Thanks for the words of wisdom
I appreciate the shout-out, John! I don’t know how wise anything I’ve written is, but I do appreciate both your readership and your friendship. You’re a gentleman and a scholar who curates a most excellent blog. I’m learning a lot about the Philippines from your ongoing experiences. Rock on! (Or should that be, “Rock on-on!”?)
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 05/July/2018 @ 9:47 am
Karen looks eerily like a doctoral student that I had been sweet on during grad school.
And congrats on the Marissa thing! Once again, good luck.
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 04/July/2018 @ 10:47 pm
Thanks for the information. On the down-side, I really didn’t need to see that guy’s ass.
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 03/July/2018 @ 10:11 pm
I didn’t realize the Hash could go straight through private property like that, although I suppose farmland could be considered private property, and I’ve seen your pics of farmland Hashes. So who owns the farms in the PI? The farmers or the government? Or both?
Interesting.
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 03/July/2018 @ 3:04 pm
Wait, so… does this mean no more dates with Marissa? Maybe she’s just not ready now. She might be ready later. No?
(I’m not sure how much I should be discussing this on an open forum. She might be reading your blog!)
I’ll continue to keep fingers and tentacles crossed re: the dawg.
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 02/July/2018 @ 12:19 pm
Buddy might’ve gotten lost in all that Angel hair. Don’t be surprised if that waitress tosses her hair and he flops out, looking confused.
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 01/July/2018 @ 1:13 pm
Ugh. Good luck finding your dog. Make sure the local Koreans don’t catch him first.
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 30/June/2018 @ 2:09 pm
Touché.
Good luck at the dance contest!
And it occurs to me that, once Buddy is leash-trained, you’ve got yourself a reliable Hash partner. Can you get him to bark, “On-on! On-on!”?
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 29/June/2018 @ 5:04 pm
At least it’s not raining.
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 29/June/2018 @ 4:09 pm
He’s cute! I can definitely see he’s part Dalmatian. Looks a little sad in some photos, but in others, it’s obvious he’s still got his curiosity. Welcome to the family, Buddy! With plenty of care and love, he’ll eventually revert back to his bouncy, happy self. That’s guaranteed.
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 28/June/2018 @ 8:06 pm
I like the look of the place. Things are improving by increments. By this time next year, you’ll have long settled into a new routine. Can’t wait to see pics of the dawg!
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 27/June/2018 @ 8:02 pm
Great hike! I guess precipitation is just a fact of life, now, eh? When doesn’t it rain in the Philippines?
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 26/June/2018 @ 10:21 pm
Then I’m honored to be the first.
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 25/June/2018 @ 5:16 pm
Suwerte!—as they apparently say in your neck of the woods.
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 25/June/2018 @ 1:45 pm
Sorry to hear about the crock pot. This is a device that worked before, right? I wonder if something happened during shipping.
So now, you’ve got a family living below you and a caregiver living above you? Yikes, that’s an introvert’s nightmare. I guess it’s good that you’re not an introvert!
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 24/June/2018 @ 11:43 pm
I vote Food Network, but even that channel is becoming controversial these days. Sheesh.
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 24/June/2018 @ 7:03 pm
“…it is shocking just how far the “mainstream” press has gone over the deep end.”
Seen the latest on how TIME Magazine is doubling down on their fake-news Trump-with-crying-child cover? Unbelievable.
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 24/June/2018 @ 1:04 am
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And with all those Spanish city names, it sounds as if you live in California.
As for mold and your lungs: please think about investing in a couple air purifiers if you think mold might be a continued problem in the new place. Those machines work wonders here in Korea.
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 22/June/2018 @ 12:33 am