Back on the road again

I nailed it!

Yesterday was the first day of getting back to my old ways, and it all seemed to go well. So, if you’ve been missing photos from my hikes, get ready to enjoy the ones I’ll be sharing in this post. Swan and I did our weekly Sunday morning candy walk and it was, dare I say it, a sweet experience. *ahem*

Swan’s reaction to my puns as we head out.
Let’s do this!

(sorry about the Galaxy watermarks on the photos. I hadn’t noticed that my phone settings reverted back, but I’ve turned off that feature again)

We ran into the split of long and short trails for today’s Hash trail. I’ll be back later today to do the short one.
The candy dispenser
Walking the quiet streets of Marian Hills
A couple of our regulars
This made me laugh…one girl is holding two bottles of Red Horse beer, and the other has a bag full of cigarettes. I’m sure they were running an errand for mommy and daddy, and the Sari-Sari stores don’t ask for ID.
Come and get it!
Swan made them happy with her goody bag.
Crossing Bridge #1. This is the one you can see from my house.
That’s it, as seen from my patio (I zoomed in a little). It’s one lane trafficked by pedestrians, trikes, cars, and heavy trucks. It is always busy because it is the ONLY vehicle access to all those San Isidro neighborhoods on this side of the river (Bridge 2 and 3 is for walkers.
The blue arrow is Bridge #1. Everything to the right of the river is accessed by this bridge. (the red line is our path handing out candy)
Do you see any potential problems here?
I’m careful walking across this bridge, I wouldn’t want to drive on it. So, I’m thinking, when this bridge collapses, what’s going to happy to all the people who live on the other side?
Ah, there is your answer. Based on Swan’s translation, there are plans for future repairs and that residents can expect to be inconvenienced. Yep, that’s one way to put it.
Back to work
Guard puppies
The further we go, the lighter the load.
6.5K on yesterday’s journey.
Yep, walking outdoors is an important part of my life. I want to keep on keepin’ on.

It had been days since my last bar visit, and I remedied that with my Sunday feeding for the Hideaway girls. They were down to three yesterday. Saves me money, but still sad to see this bar going downhill so fast. I’m not sure what the answer might be that would turn the place around. A classic catch-22; you can’t pay for staff without customers and customers won’t come to an empty bar.

My other Sunday tradition after Hideaway is to make a beeline for the beach.

And there it be.
And here comes my ride to the floating bar.
The view, the breeze, and the cold beer, what more could I ask for?
Swan arrived a few minutes after I did and brought her brother, John, along to enjoy the experience. Does that make her a Swan sandwich on John bread?
The view from here.
And then this happened.
The end of the day has arrived.

We departed shortly after the sun did and made our way back home via a tricycle. I watched episode #3 of “Blue Eye Samurai,” and it was the most intense so far. An animated adult drama (this episode prominently featured brothels) set in Japan wouldn’t normally be my thing, but I’m enjoying this one.

Until yesterday, it had been a week since I’d managed to break the 10,000-step barrier.

Mission accomplished!

I’ll have a hill or two to challenge me on today’s Hash, and it will be interesting to see how I handle those. I’ve been doing better on the neighborhood inclines and am feeling stronger, so hopefully, I’m on the road to restoration.

Today’s Quora Q&A:

Q:  Do people ever need to take out a loan to receive a new organ?

A: It depends on how expensive it is. I don’t have an organ, but when I was shopping for a piano, I went with a baby grand and I had to borrow the money to pay for it.

Yeah, I know. For a stupid shit I can be a real smartass sometimes.

How about these?

Then why don’t more people see death coming?
Well, speaking as a former HR manager, I declare Mr. Spock a humorless snowflake.

To be clear, in my professional life I didn’t bring my bad jokes to the office. Got in trouble once for something I said here on the blog (called Mohammed a pedophile), but I maintain that was historically accurate (he married a twelve-year-old). Still, I concede it was insensitive. Sorry, not sorry.

Back tomorrow with the Hash report. Thanks for coming by!

6 thoughts on “Back on the road again

  1. I hadn’t noticed that my phone settings reverted back, but I’ve turned off that feature again

    It’s frustrating when your phone tries to do your thinking for you, and one of the most common problems is just this: unasked-for reversion of manual settings. My phone does that, too, and I hate it. It doesn’t inspire you to trust the technology.

    Everything to the right of the river is accessed by this bridge.

    I guess the terrorists know right where to strike, then. Bottleneck.

    Does that make her a Swan sandwich on John bread?

    Two siblings and a John? Kinda gross. But hey, you do you.

    I watched episode #3 of “Blue Eye Samurai,” and it was the most intense so far.

    In a previous post, didn’t you mention watching Episode 3? You might be stuck in a “Groundhog Day” loop.

    Until yesterday, it had been a week since I’d managed to break the 10,000-step barrier.

    Congrats! I’m glad the meds are as effective as they are.

    Here’s hoping today’s Hash went well, with the two hills.

  2. Kev, that bridge was inadequate from day 1, and now it is also dangerous. I wonder if they’ll do the repairs BEFORE someone gets hurt. As for terrorists, taking out the highway between Barretto and Olongapo City would essentially maroon everyone in this neck of the woods—another reason to build that new bypass road.

    The Swan sandwich line seemed funny at the time, but yeah, gross now.

    It was episode #4, that’s just me being Biden. Watched #5 last night.

    Had a good Hash yesterday, I’ll post about that later.

  3. Episode 5? You’re most of the way through the season! Awesome. I’ll be expecting two reviews, then!

  4. On a more serious note, you are, of course, under no obligation to write any review at all. I’m just curious as to your opinion of the shows you spend time on.

  5. I do intend to share my thoughts on both shows. Just been distracted recently. I hesitate to call it a “review,” but we’ll see how it comes out.

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