Wanting to do a write up about the Baguio adventure and I have a bunch of photos to share. But ever since I got home the power has been going on and off. The outage only lasts a second or two, just long enough to make my internet connection go offline. And right about the time I get it reset, the power fluctuation occurs again, and boom, no internet. Really frustrating.

So I took a nap and when I awoke and looked outside it was raining ashes. People in these parts are always burning shit which is both illegal and harmful to the environment, especially air quality. I see the burned out areas frequently on my hikes and have often wondered how these fires are contained by anything other than blind luck. Anyway, the fire that invaded my neighborhood this afternoon was apparently out of control. I expect it started elsewhere because surely no one would be burning down the foliage on vacant lots. Hmm, maybe they would. Who knows the mind of a Filipino?

And this small post was a major pain in the ass with intermittent internet. Stay tuned for the Baguio story as soon as the issue resolves itself.

UPDATE: Well, I’ve used the “Home again” title four other times in the storied history of LTG.

December 31, 2004: reporting my Memphis, TN to Stafford, VA in 14 hours drive.

January 16, 2005: I lazily used the same title a couple of weeks later on a post about returning from my goodbye trip to South Carolina. I flew to Korea for the first time the following week.

September 17,2009: Returning to Korea from somewhere and bitching about the Airport Limo to Hannam-dong.

October 11, 2017: Making my way back to Pyeongtaek by train from Incheon after my ill-fated journey to Boracay.

None of those previous posts warrant a reading. I just link them to punish myself for being too uninspired to come up with something more original as a post title.