A short and sweet Hash trail yesterday, which suits me just fine. I wasn’t up for climbing muddy mountains, and the “wimp” version (3.5K) was challenging enough, given some recent issues I’m having with my back. I’ll be consulting Dr. Jo this afternoon to see if there is anything to be done about it.
The usual after-Hash gathering at It Doesn’t Matter, and another Hash Monday came to an end.
From the LTG archives, a memory of the time when I was a Ringwraith. Softball was a big chapter in The Story of My Life.
In today’s YouTube video, Reekay talks about giving money to beggars. I’m generous in some ways, but for the most part, I don’t give handouts to people begging on the streets. Especially kids, who shouldn’t be encouraged to engage in a begging lifestyle. It’s also technically against the law, although I’ve never heard of it being enforced. “Mama” is an exception, but then, she never begged, just graciously accepted a handout I offered. The first time I saw and helped her was in my tourist days, and we are both still at it all these years later.
Humor me:
Let’s end it here in keeping with today’s theme of short and sweet.
if you’ve been supporting mama for all these years, do you account for inflation and up how much you give her every once in a while?
A nice, if wet, walk. I hope you find out what’s up with your back and get decent treatment from Dr. Jo. (I’m gonna guess your back is complaining about the gut that’s impending forward and downward. Not that I have any room to talk lately.)
Daeguowl,
Let us please use some indiscretion and remember that John’s finances are his own beeswax and he doesn’t have to disclose how many hundreds of dollars he gives to mama every month, never mind calculating the costs of inflation for our benefits I’ll tells ya that for a penny.
Gary, it’s a fair question and one I have no shame in answering. I give mama between 100-150 pesos when I encounter her on the street. That’s about ten bucks a week, which is enough to buy her a daily meal or two.
Kev, that thought about the belly weight crossed my mind, but Dr. Jo didn’t mention it. More likely, it just goes with the territory when you are an old fucker. It feels a bit better today.
Daeguowl, my normal handout to “Mama” is 100 pesos, sometimes 150. That’s enough for her to get some food and a beverage everyday. Inflation in the PI hasn’t been a problem (so far), so she’s doing alright. I know there are a couple of other guys who toss some coin her way when they see her. Hell, she may be making more in a day than a lot of the bargirls in town…