Fun on a dirty beach

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A break in the rain and a dash to Baloy in search of some Friday night goodness.

We encountered another downed tree in Alta Vista
We made it to McCoy’s just before the rain started again
A rainy-day view from McCoy’s.
I met this guy and his wife a few months ago. They met when he was a sailor; she worked on the Navy base. They are still married after all these years. We had a nice chat about the state of politics in the USA. He’s heading back next month to sell everything he owns and move here permanently.
A break in the rain and a walk on the beach. All that crap in the flooded rivers runs into the bay, and high tide leaves it on the beach.
See what I mean?
The stormy waters of Subic Bay
Our next stop was Kokomo’s. We hadn’t been for three weeks or so, and they were happy to see us again. We were pleasantly surprised that they had finally stocked some San Mig Zero beer and the brand of red wine that Swan prefers. I bought drinks for everyone to celebrate the occasion.
It had been a long time since my list visit to the Lagoon Resort. I used to play darts here back in the day, but since I quit the game I haven’t had much reason to come here.
Swan likes live music, and I saw on Facebook that this duet was playing last night. Hence, the surprise visit. Swan was pleased.
Swan dropped a hundred pesos in the tip box. They were good singers, and almost every song was one I liked. There were no live instruments (unless you count the tiny snare drum), but the music was appropriate for the venue.
I ordered the Irish beef stew for dinner. The beef chunks were tender and tasty.
Swan had chicken cordon bleu. She said it was good.
And that was our night out on Baloy Beach

The major storm has now passed, but we still got rained on during the morning walk. The flooding has all receded, and life is getting back to normal—at least until the next typhoon gives us a blow job.

Places I’ve lived: Garden Grove. Westminster. Huntington Beach. Midway City. Prescott. Monroe. Fort Smith. Van Buren. Poteau. Columbia. Lexington. Stafford. Arlington. Seoul. Pyeongtaek. Olongapo. Facebook Memories had a post from seven years ago where I posted photos of all my old hometowns.

Garden Grove, California, where I spent the first five years of my life.

Today’s YouTube video has Reekay dispensing four pieces of advice for a happy retired life. I’ve adhered to them all more or less: I’ve left my working life behind, I have my hobbies, I have an active (walkaholic) lifestyle, and I’ve finally managed to escape the toxic people in my life. Now, let’s see how long I can stay alive to enjoy it all.

Humor time:

I’m a dick.
It only hurts until the pain goes away

Okay, I’m running a little late today. I’m thinking about doing a Kon Tiki visit this evening to see how they weathered the storm. Back with more tomorrow.

5 thoughts on “Fun on a dirty beach”

  2. in search of some Friday night goodness.

    “Friday-night goodness.” Dude! Yeah, I know: Don’t know, don’t care.

    A rainy-day view from McCoy’s.

    I’ll give you full points for getting this one right. But I hope you realize the hyphenation thing is a rule that applies to more than just the phrase rainy day. We really have to work on this.

    Garden Grove, California, where I spent the first five years of my life.

    I’ll have to do a Google Street View to see what it looks like now.

    I’m thinking about doing a Kon Tiki visit this evening to see how they weathered the storm.

    The verb weather is interesting because it’s an auto-antonym—also called a contranym or a Janus word. This means it’s a word that has one meaning and the opposite meaning.
    weather a storm = survive the weather intact
    a storm-weathered rock = a weather-eroded/damaged rock

    He’s fast. = He moves quickly.
    He’s stuck fast. = He can’t move.

    Sanctions prevent food aid from entering the country. = interdictions
    The government has sanctioned the construction of this base. = permission

    You get the idea. Type “list of contranyms” into Google and be amazed at how many words mean one thing and its opposite or near-opposite.

    Enjoy Kon Tiki. Isn’t there a movie by that name? Ah, I see there is. And in the title, we see that Kon-Tiki is hyphenated, too! There’s no escaping this nightmare.

    NB: you’re lucky: this source writes “Kon Tiki” with no hyphen.

  3. Well, hyphens are something I never really thought about…I just went with what looked and felt right. I’ll pay more attention in the future, but that’s no guarantee of success. I guess that makes me a contranym of sorts.

    Kon Tiki was easy- the signage is unhyphenated, so who am I to disagree?

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