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Heading out for the Hash with Angie (on the left) and her pal Rose
Damn, Angie’s got that low-slung, sturdy-looking trucker’s butt!
You might say this image captures the essence of the Hash Circle spirit
Yeah, that’s a pretty horrific tableau. Especially that ass crack, which will now haunt my dreams.
re: knee problem
You can probably rule out a stroke because a stroke would give you persistent neurological problems, and your knee symptoms sound as if they come and go. Could simply be one of those “the machine is breaking down a little” moments. I suspect it’s nothing major to worry about, but if the problem persists, then it might be something serious. Either way, you’re probably right to check with the docs. I’ll be curious to learn what they say.
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 25/April/2023 @ 4:17 pm
Food looks good. I still can’t get over the peas/carrots/corn combination that comes with the sisig and prawns. Does Joy always close her eyes like that when she’s taking bites, or is it just your timing when you’re taking pics? Maybe she’s just a really, really passionate eater.
Good luck with the Hash. Happy trails.
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 24/April/2023 @ 2:29 pm
Spread your ashes along the My Bitch trail and have it renamed to The John McCrarey Trail.
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 24/April/2023 @ 7:00 am
Good to get an update on John. And his pulled-pork sandwich looks quite delish.
Someone went all-out on Bob! Quite a casket. Since I won’t care when I’m dead, I’ll be happy with just a pine box if it comes to that, but I’d actually rather be cremated and spread around somewhere (or, like in the movie “Captain Fantastic,” dumped into a toilet). Oh, and I was recently reminded that I ought to work on a last will and testament.
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 23/April/2023 @ 8:07 pm
Thanks for fixing that. More than I deserve. Much appreciated.
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 23/April/2023 @ 8:08 pm
I trip over my own dick again.
but it was an interesting to see such an automatically reflexive defense mechanism.
That should be:
but it was interesting to see such an automatically reflexive defense mechanism.
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 22/April/2023 @ 7:19 pm
re: the McCrarey temper
I seem to recall, when we were walking the flat trail toward Bundang some years back, that whenever I tried to say something critical, you had a tendency to interrupt loudly because, I assume, you didn’t want to hear it. Heh. Sure, no one likes being criticized, but it was interesting to see such an automatically reflexive defense mechanism. Maybe there are some sharp edges to your personality that could use some sanding down, but I know one thing: alcohol isn’t going to help with that. Of course, at this point, you might be too set in your ways to make any significant changes. I can relate. Just remember who your friends (or paid friendly acquaintances) are and try not to scare the bargirls.
Drugs, drugs, everywhere! How bad is the drug situation in the PI? Here in Korea, it’s apparently worse than I thought: the authorities are beginning to feel overwhelmed by the burgeoning problem. I knew North Korea had a meth and fentanyl thing going on; my boss says that, in some parts of North Korea, people actually gift each other meth, which is, I guess, the opiate of the masses. South of the DMZ, more and more young people are trying drugs, then getting hooked on them, thanks to initial curiosity and increasing availability.
Anyway, yeah, that’s the kind of drama to stay away from… drugs, I mean. With Mary, you’re only—what—two degrees of separation from the drug problem, which kind of brings a toxic pall to your relationship with her. Based on things you’ve said about Mary’s history in the past, I get the impression that she’s surrounded by darkness. My initial impression of her was that she was simply too young for you despite her precociousness, but now, I’m getting almost a “curse” vibe from her. Either proceed with great caution or get the hell away, I’d say. The drug thing can be a black hole with you inadvertently caught in its gravity well.
Nice pics of the walk. That’s a good-looking chicken salad. I feel sorry for the Blessed Virgin’s mangled face.
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 22/April/2023 @ 3:40 pm
This is the first I’m hearing about the falling-through of the blue house. Sorry to hear it.
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 22/April/2023 @ 8:54 am
I prefer pretending that intimacy is coming from the heart, not the wallet.
Might be nice to be in a situation where there’s no pretending at all.
But I snuck this one as she exited the CR. I’m not being critical of her appearance; just noting that we define “slim” quite differently.
Yeah, she’s a bit chonky, as the kids say these days. She’s also got an interestingly Native American look in that photo. Maybe it’s just the angle.
offered to provide services (she is a certified caregiver by trade) in return for the money.
Is “caregiver” a euphemism for something?
I feel sorry for Richard, now facing a life of danglers.
Some people may think my life is pathetic,
Who thinks this? I think your life is a strange and interesting mixture of empty/hollow/vain pursuits and deeply meaningful activities, but that simply makes you human. Who leads a perfectly hunky-dory life?
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 21/April/2023 @ 4:57 pm
I would never ask you to take pictures at a wake or funeral or memorial service, so if you attend some event for Bob, I’ll rely on your descriptive powers to convey the experience.
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 21/April/2023 @ 6:41 am
They are building a bypass road that will provide a shortcut to the shipyard in Cawag.
I’d be really tempted to wander up that road.
Gorgeous pics of the walk. You could put up a house in almost any of those spots you photographed and enjoy a lifetime of beautiful views.
Honestly, I never found Virginia all that good looking. Didn’t want to say anything at first, but now that she’s fallen in your estimation, I feel safe giving you my opinion.
With a surname like Kuel/Kuehl, Bob sounds more as if he had German roots than Irish, so I have to wonder whether he’ll get a German-style wake (whatever that might entail) or an Irish wake.
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 20/April/2023 @ 5:19 pm
Condolences to Bob’s family. (Is it “Kuel” or “Kuehl”?)
I’m reminded of the recent bus/Jeepney crash.
Be careful on those roads!
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 19/April/2023 @ 7:41 pm
Nice pics of the hike, and good luck with Darlene.
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 18/April/2023 @ 3:45 pm
But do you have the guts to ask your lady if she’s shaved her balls?
Damian. There was a movie about her, wasn’t there? “The Omen”?
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 17/April/2023 @ 2:52 pm
A chance encounter on Memory Lane
Well, I guess it’s good to reconnect in some cases. Is this one of those cases? Or is life about to get complicated again since you’re going to be seeing the lady from the dating site?
The John who wrote about sitting on his lazy ass was the pre-Hash John. Things have changed since then.
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 17/April/2023 @ 2:48 pm
Still cooking…
In that photo, I like the huge, clear container filled with different kinds of dried beans.
My pal Dave’s creation
Dave’s chili looks meaty and promising.
One of the competitors. I don’t know why, but this reminded me of the last time I had diarrhea.
That chili is less red, maybe because the cooks are using less tomato, but it still looks good.
Dave’s creation. At first, I thought it was too bland, but a couple of minutes later, the green chili kicked in, and I could feel the burn in my mouth.
Interesting. It looks a lot more beany up close.
So I guess it was Dave who got third place? Congrats to him. All the entries looked pretty good. I often make chili with beans, but yeah, I’d contend that classic chili has no beans, no tomatoes, and no ground beef (it’s seared-and-pulled beef). That said, I eat beany chili far more often than the classic Texas chili. For hot dogs, I prefer my chili not to have any beans, mainly for logistical reasons: beans can fall all over the place.
Great pics of the event. Everyone looked happy. What more can you ask for?
Oh—did anyone serve their chili over carbs like rice, Frito Lays, or cornbread?
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 16/April/2023 @ 5:36 pm
I had time to grab some dinner, so I ordered fish and chips at the Outback pool bar and ordered some fish and chips.
Easily the most awesome sentence in this post.
Now, remember that I only get about 200 unique visitors a day, so it’s not like I’m famous or anything like that guy who writes Big Hominids Hairy Chasms.
I’ve had low numbers all this month (400s), so fame is fleeting, and people are fickle.
Congrats on water restoration. You do realize that I’m looking forward to many lovingly photographed images of chili.
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 15/April/2023 @ 3:34 pm
re: Filipina time
While that’s rather gender-specific, I’ll put that right up there alongside Korean time and Italian time.
I ordered the grilled pork chops, and Nerissa went with seafood chowder and fried calamari.
I’m gonna have to side with Nerissa on this one. Pork chops can be awesome (best one I ever had was cooked on a grill in Irrigon, Oregon, in 2008), but in my book, they rarely beat seafood chowder and fried calamari.
Sorry if I disappointed you!
Did the cats accept your apology? (Sometimes, deliberate misunderstandings [of captions] are the best misunderstandings.)
Hungry Man dinners are not nearly as good as I remember thinking they were.
That “meal” looks, frankly, depressing. And I think you’re slowly becoming more of a foodie, which means you have standards. I’ve seen hints of this in previous posts, such as when you complain about a skimpy pulled-pork sandwich. Ain’t nuthin’ wrong with knowing what you want.
Are you making chili for the cookoff, or are you just partaking? Your chili always looks good, and you’ve mentioned that people compliment it every time you bring it forth, so why not participate in the cookoff? Even if you win nothing, word of your chili will spread far and wide, leading to the legend of Chilijawn McCrarey, Master of Meat, Beater of Beans, Captain of Capsicum.
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 14/April/2023 @ 4:53 pm
This property is owned by the Gordons, one of Olongapo’s most powerful political families. The caretaker made it very clear we were not welcome.
So that photo was taken while you were on the property? And you were informed of your unwelcome status after the pic was taken? Just trying to put together a chronology of events.
But I did make clear to her it would be the last time. And, while the Messenger connection worked for her request for help, it apparently couldn’t transmit a thank you. Good to know.
Wow. I didn’t know Aine could be an ungrateful dick. She doesn’t look as good to me anymore.
Chicken and pork all look good. Brownies, too, of course.
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 13/April/2023 @ 5:51 pm
I need to toughen up. I’ve blocked people in the past, and I’ll probably reinstitute that practice when I feel like the only thing we have in common is my money.
Yeah, these aren’t relationships; they’re examples of parasitism. You’re not making anyone “happy” in a deep sense, as you see every time the same people keep coming back to you for more dinero. Turn off the money spigot, and they’ll simply move on to someone else.
All of this reminds me that I need to send you that tee shirt I promised. I forget your size, though. XL? 2XL?
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 12/April/2023 @ 4:46 pm
Great hike, great food (thanks for the cross sections).
When you guys have to sit on the ice, how many minutes do you have to remain there? And with almost everybody giving you a positive review for the trail, does that mean almost everyone had to spend time on the ice?
I’m surprised the golden liked the ice block enough to lie on it. That’s normally something a Husky would do.
Painted on that mountain rock—are those the names of people? Anyone you know?
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 11/April/2023 @ 4:17 pm
Interesting mountains out there, with their giant blue cacti on top.
So I’ve got my random gloves on the ground when I’m doing a cross-country walk, and you’ve got your abandoned footwear. Stories abound.
I’d love to sample your baby-back ribs. There are different schools of thought as to how tender one’s ribs should be. The pros say the ribs should still have some resistance (“pull”) to them when they’re done; home cooks are more likely to say they should be falling off the bone. The home-cook videos I watch on YouTube are pretty unapologetic about falling-off-the-bone tender ribs. I say you do you. I’m not that picky about my ribs.
What sauce am I seeing with those broccoli florets?
Sweet Baby Ray’s is one of the most sugary BBQ sauces I’ve ever used, and I love it because it appeals to my sweet tooth.
Overhead shots of the cornbread and carrot cake are very nice, but you’ll be wanting to tease your viewers with some cross-section shots. I know: work, work, work.
Yes, I can see the appeal of a good meal followed by a nice, digestive nap. Some Koreans insist on going out for walks right after a meal, which I think is nuts.
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 10/April/2023 @ 5:46 pm
I don’t know what the story might be regarding those false teeth and that condom, but I bet it involved money.
Loved the walk and food pics. Happy Easter, and enjoy your meal.
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 09/April/2023 @ 2:30 pm
All those Jesuses and other statues made me feel as if I were watching a Buddha’s Birthday parade. It’s an old tension between Protestants and Catholics: Catholics have long been okay with statues and icons and other physical symbolism whereas Protestants have generally trended more toward a “low church” sensibility stripped of all the fanciness (perhaps fueled by a German sense of austerity). Personally, I don’t mind the statues and symbols; they give you something to focus on, and Protestants have long misunderstood these things as “idols,” i.e., objects to be worshiped in and of themselves when in fact they point beyond themselves to a perceived higher reality.
Tensions aside, those were fascinating pictures of the parade. And great pictures of the hike, too. I hope the Hash crowd appreciates your (collective) efforts.
The brownie-cutter is named Alma, eh? If I’m not mistaken, alma is the Spanish word for “soul.” (In French, it’s âme, so you can see a similarity.) This is not the same as the Latin alma in alma mater, which literally means “nurturing mother.”
Those two-for-ones will kill you, man. But I think that’s the purpose of such deals: to hook you in and drain you dry.
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 08/April/2023 @ 11:13 pm
And I didn’t say “Happy Good Friday”; I just expressed the sentiment that you “have a Good Friday.” A subtle but significant distinction given that the day commemorates a murder. Plus, it was another of my bad puns.
I did actually catch that. My comment was meant only as a general remark about the mood of the day.
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 08/April/2023 @ 3:18 pm
Wiggle your hips and bit, and… ahhh, that’s the ticket.
Guess I flubbed my line delivery there. It should be:
Wiggle your hips a bit, and… ahhh, that’s the ticket.
Have you ever seen a Scotsman’s barstool?
Here’s one for a (Scots)woman.
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 07/April/2023 @ 11:23 pm
“It’s Maundy Thursday, sir.” Well, despite being raised in the church (Pentecostal), I had to look it up. I guess it’s more of a Catholic thing, but it is a national holiday here in the PI.
Mainline Protestants (i.e., Methodists, Lutherans, Anglicans/Episcopalians, and even us Presbyterians) have Maundy Thursday on our liturgical calendars. Congregationalist Protestants (e.g., Southern Baptists) and charismatic Christians (e.g., Pentecostals), etc., kind of have their own thing going, and it may or may not include special dates known to the mainstream. I think I’ve linked to Maundy Thursday references on this very blog before (or was it on my blog? …I just looked, and the answer is no). During Holy Week, every day is a story beat in the narrative leading up to crucifixion and resurrection.
re: Jelly
42 should be a spring chicken when you’re 60-something!
And a happy Good Friday to you, even though, according to the Christian narrative, today is supposed to be somber. Catholics and some mainline Protestants have “Tenebrae” (“Shadows/Darkness”) services today to commemorate Jesus’ crucifixion and death. If the services follow the main tradition, then this is the opposite of what happens in a Christmas Eve service. Christmas Eve is all about the light coming into the world (per the gospel of John), so worshipers light candles until the whole unlit sanctuary is filled with candlelight. During the Tenebrae service, the opposite happens: lit candles held by the worshipers are extinguished as a symbolic representation of the darkness of Jesus’ death.
I can imagine that a pre-dawn hike up Easter Mountain could be dangerous. What’s interesting is that, in many other countries, you don’t witness the sunrise on Good Friday (a day of mourning), but on Easter Sunday, hence the popularity of Easter-sunrise services.
Jelly looks good, too! But you really don’t dig the “older” ones, do you, you old perv. You should dress as a girl-chasing priest for Halloween. “Come sit on Father McCrarey’s lap, little one! Yes… that’s it. Wiggle your hips and bit, and… ahhh, that’s the ticket. There are treasures stored up for you in heaven, child.”
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 07/April/2023 @ 7:45 pm
I usually drink alone
Whaaaaaat?!?!? No, come on—by your own testimony, you usually have at least one rent-a-chick at your elbow.
Rockin’ it!
Wow, that looks dangerous. And it’s true mountain climbing, not just mountain hiking, because I imagine you have to use both your hands and your feet to scramble up that slope.
Beautiful views from the mountain, and the banana muffins look great.
“I Drink Alone” is a classic that even I know. Thorogood had two major hits: “I Drink Alone” and “Bad to the Bone.” I guess that makes him 100% better than a one-hit wonder.
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 06/April/2023 @ 6:13 pm
You put that apostrophe in your post title just to see whether I’d say something, didn’t you. I noticed that, when you pluralized “Goodyear” inside your post, you pluralized it correctly (i.e., without an apostrophe). I swear, you’re just fuckin’ with me. General rule: never pluralize with apostrophes unless there’s a screamingly obvious problem with comprehension, and I think there’s only one example of that. See below.
WRONG: 1980’s, Goodyear’s (as a plural), BFF’s, the Jackson’s
RIGHT: 1980s, Goodyears, BFFs, the JacksonsTHE ONE EXCEPTION: In school, I used to get a lot of A’s.
(possible/probable confusion with “as,” hence the apostrophe)I think the French would be surprised to learn that alcohol in any amount is bad. Of course, the French, along with being fairly long-lived, are into wine, not beer, and wine has resveratrol in it. Plus, the French aren’t known as heavy drinkers like their neighbors—the Irish and the Germans (and I’m sure we should include the Scots, not to mention a goodly portion of the English—all separated from France by the English Channel but neighbors nonetheless). You’re a “Mac,” so some would say you fit the stereotype!
Young moved back to America. I haven’t had any updates from him since last year. I wonder, sometimes, whether he may be experiencing the lost feeling that a lot of us bicultural people have, never quite at home no matter where we are.
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 05/April/2023 @ 8:08 pm
«« Back To Stats PageGreat pics of the hike.
Just curious: do you guys have any windfarms out that way? You know my attitude toward them: I used to be neutral, but I’m now actively against them after seeing them up close on Jeju Island. You get groups of 8-10 windmills, with maybe only 2 of them working. I mean, what the hell is up with that? That said, the machinery is tall and impressive, and windfarms are fun to walk past (as long as you’re not one of those people who say they uglify the landscape… a point of view I can understand). So from a walker’s perspective, windfarms make for striking landmarks.
Was just wondering.
Sorry to read the coda to your activities. I hope things have been better since, and that any ruffled feathers have been smoothed over.
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 04/April/2023 @ 7:08 pm