Just Keep The Change

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So, about that Hash run yesterday. The Hare was Keep The Change, and I’d never done one of his trails before. I’d seen his posts on Facebook about Hash trails he’s done in Angeles City, so when I discovered he would be our Hare, I figured I would be in trouble. He makes Vienna Sausage, the most notorious Hare in Subic, look like a lightweight. I only did a portion of the ass-kicker, and then our “sane” group made our own way. So, it was a steep climb halfway up Kalaklan Ridge, and then we bailed and took a different path back down. I hiked the 2K to the start, so I managed a healthy six kilometers for the day.

Gathering at trailhead at Barretto High School
And we are On-On and on up
A long steep road to start things off. You can see BF’s Wet Spot is already struggling behind me.
The road ended and things got worse
At least this obstacle was easily overcome
Shit like this was more challenging. I was glad for the branches to hold on to so I wouldn’t fall
Steep it was
Plugging away
We waited quite a while for BF’s Wet Spot to catch up. She said she was dizzy and needed to stop and rest frequently. We were worried for her and decided not to continue the climb.
A view on the way down
Another abandoned dream
Back to civilization
It was a steep descent as well
Shoes on a wire. Haven’t seen that in a while.
On Home at Red Bar. Over fifty Hashers in attendance

We initiated a virgin Hasher. I don’t think she understood what was going on, but I made a video of the cringe anyway.

Damn, that was painful to watch. Sorry!

Always Wet got the Hashit this week.
Part of the after-Hash crowd at It Doesn’t Matter
The change I kept

After consuming my fill of Zeros, I grabbed Swan and we headed for home. My resistance was weak and I couldn’t say no to the dessert I was offered.

I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream

My Facebook memories took me on an interesting journey through the past today.

A high school graduate in 1973

I hired on as a letter carrier with the Postal Service in 1976.

And in 1985, I received my first promotion to management as a safety specialist

My next promotion as a labor relations representative took me to Columbia, SC.

I enrolled in the University of South Carolina and made the honor roll. Apparently, grammar didn’t count.
Two years later, it was the Dean’s List

Despite those accomplishments, I did not graduate from USC.

Instead, I finished my studies at Central Wesleyan College (now Southern Wesleyan University) and earned my degree in 1991, eighteen years after graduating high school.

This life of mine has been quite a ride. In February 2017, I wrote a post about resolving a dilemma and its painful results. It is a sad but worthy entry in The Story of My Life. All these years later, I still can’t bear to watch the video I included in that post.

Today’s YouTube video discusses plans to upgrade the former American Navy base in Subic to serve as a deterrent to Chinese aggression. Good luck with that. I’ve long felt that China is the biggest threat to freedom in the world today. Whether Trump can convince China to back off remains to be seen. Being killed during a Chinese invasion of the Philippines remains in the top ten ways I might die here.

Your daily dose of humor:

You might have better luck just looking in the window and watching what brand they use.
Just tell them to stick it up their ass, Anus.
At least she doesn’t have to go to her knees to please

That’s just about enough for one day, doncha think? Heading up to The Rite Spot later for a gathering with some of the neighbors. I’m sure you’ll hear all about it tomorrow. Y’all come back now.

1 thought on “Just Keep The Change”

  1. Looks to have been a good walk even with the shortcutting. What motivates some of these Hares to make such steep trails?

    We’ll see, over the next few years, just how aggressive China gets on Trump’s watch.

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