Perhaps the nicest thing about a getaway is coming home with a new appreciation of the comforts of home. I’m committed to getting out of town at least once every month, so I guess getting a change of scenery is now one of my routines.
I decided to wait until we got back home to take a shower. That proved to be a mistake.
Oh well, I chose to live in a third-world country, so this is just part of the adventure that comes with that. Still no water as of now, but I remain hopeful the new pipe will be in place soon.
I opted out of the Hideaway feeding, but I did wire Joy some money so the girls could eat. They chose to cook their own meal. Joy documented the event in photos:
I did keep my dinner date with Swan at John’s place.
Next up, our traditional after-dinner stop at Red Bar.
Finding our nightcap destination turned into a bit of an adventure. The plan was Wet Spot, but neither of our friends was working last night, so we went next door to Green Room, but it was packed, and the seats we liked (with a view of the pool table) were full. I was thinking we’d just plop down at Sloppy Joe’s, but Swan suggested we try somewhere different for a change, and suggested my friend Roan’s karaoke place. Sure, why not? It’s a pretty good trek up the highway, and when we got there, I was surprised to see it was closed. Now what? Well, the Billabong bar at Outback Resort was right across the highway, so we made the dash successfully and plopped ourselves down.
Usually, when we make the rare visit to Outback, we sit at the outdoor poolside bar. I can’t even remember the last time we ventured into the indoor bar.
I messaged Roan to find out what was going on with her joint, and she sent me this:
And so our first night back in Barretto came to an end.
And now it is January 2013 in the LTG archives. To start the new year, I did a pictorial post with the highlights from 2012. It was a good year in a life that is now gone forever.
I’m going to lighten things up with today’s YouTube video. It is one I posted on my blog thirteen years ago, but I enjoyed re-watching it today. Maybe you will too. Best of all, it’s only three minutes long.
I’m going to change things up a little bit in the humor category today in order to solicit folks to sign up for Kevin Kim’s Substack grammar improvement site.
So, be like me and go sign up for Kevin’s Substack posts. Even if I’m incapable of learning, it’s entertaining.
And now it is time to prepare for another Hash Monday. I’m going to walk the 2K to the start and take it from there. I’ll let y’all know how it goes tomorrow.
And it broke. The water department folks were kind enough to send a water truck to fill up buckets and barrels so we could have access to water the old-fashioned way.
Do you have a camp-style “sun shower” that you can set up in your bathroom to take showers with the water provided by the water truck?
Almost as scary as reading my blog!
Since those are mostly spelling errors in the toon, it’s less a house of horrors for grammar and more a house of horrors for mechanics (spelling, capitalization, punctuation, etc.)!
Ooh, that “walks into a bar” joke has a major fuckup in it. “Drinking,” in the context of “drinking to forget,” isn’t a gerund—it’s a participle because it still has a verb function.
Eying the woman creepily, Orlando edged closer. (participle)
I love sitting on a jetty at the beach and fishing for crack whores. (gerunds)
A gerund might be derived from a verb, but it functions as a noun. A participle functions more directly as a verb. Usually, there are present and past participles.
“I’m working now,” grunted Frank as he squeezed out a prodigious turd. (present participle)
“Have you ever eaten fried breast implants before?” Brighton asked. “They’ve been a delicacy here since the war.” (past participles)
Thanks for the shout-outs.
Kevin, I might have to look into one of those sun showers. Just heard water service may not be restored for two to four weeks! WTF!
Thanks for the tutorial, I’m glad you haven’t given up on me!