It’s Father’s Day, beaches

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Here’s wishing all you dad’s out there a day as good as you are. I hope that’s not bad!

My father’s father, 1935, Memphis, Tennessee.
My father, 1960, Garden Grove, California.
My father’s son, 1980, Prescott, Arizona.
This father’s son, 1985, Poteau, Oklahoma
Fathers and sons, 2003, Bahamas

And the wheel in the sky keeps on turning.

I treated myself to a father’s day lunch at Sit-n-Bull:

Shaved ham on a bun w/bbq sauce, coleslaw, and baked beans. As good as it looks!

After I finished eating, I sat with the owner, Ron, and had a nice long chat. Real interesting guy and probably the best conversation I’ve had in years. I really enjoyed that.

Got a surprise from my “friend with benefits” as well. Joy asked if I’d meet her at the 7/11 in Barretto so she could give me something. I agreed and she arrived by Jeepney, handed me her father’s day gift, thanked me for being her best friend, got back on a Jeepney going in the opposite direction, and went home.

She really is a sweet and thoughtful woman. I don’t think she is pretending.

I spent some time at the beach yesterday; perched as usual on my stool at Mango’s enjoying the view.

Quite a large crowd on the sand and in the water. I was the only non-Filipino around. I’m going to have to get used to this new normal I suppose.
I watched the sky do its magic as the sun went down.
And this is one of my favorite photographs ever. I was trying to take it with my phone camera in horizontal mode, but for some reason, it wouldn’t take. So, I turned my phone around and snapped it vertically. Meanwhile, a couple had walked into my frame and I thought might have messed things up. Instead, them walking hand-in-hand with the colorful backdrop really enhances the image.

What else? Well, I took one of those “political compass” tests to see where it said I stood. This one was a little different than the ones I’ve done in the past, the questions were much less cut and dried, apparently intended to help measure the “authoritarian/libertarian” spectrum along with the more tradition “left/right” positioning.

That seems pretty accurate. Give it a try if you are so inclined.

And that’s where things stand as of now.

3 thoughts on “It’s Father’s Day, beaches”

  1. I usually end up somewhere near the center on that particular test. I haven’t taken that test in a while; maybe I should, just to see how far rightward I’ve been migrating.

    Nice pics as always. Happy Father’s Day to you!

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