Another Wednesday, another hike with the Wednesday Walkers group. This time, we climbed halfway to the top of Kalaklan Ridge and then walked a path that meandered across the side of the mountain. It looked like this:
Swan had family time in the afternoon, and I headed out to Sloppy Joe’s at beer o’clock. Swan joined me there later.
Swan and I did our nightcap at the Green Room, then we ordered Sit-n-Bull takeout and headed home. And so ended another day in the life.
Another scamdemic memory via Facebook:
Speaking of memories, I came upon an old post of mine remembering my early days as a tourist in the PI. Maybe my best day ever was in 2008 at an impromptu pool party with the girls from the old Alaska bar in Angeles City. Give it a look if you are so inclined.
Maybe I should get a new hat?
Scott (Pubic Head) posted cartoon-like versions of all the female Hashers. Here’s an example:
There’s a joint US-Philippines military exercise taking place and I hear we have quite a few American marines domiciled on SBMA. I figured they would put Barretto off-limits, but I’m told some have been spotted around town this week. This cartoon seems to be appropriate to the situation:
Let’s get today’s Quora Q&A out of the way:
Q: As gratitude for essential workers, if the federal government gave every American a $26 dollar raise, raised the minimum wage to $26/hour, greatly strengthen labor laws, banned stock buybacks, broke up oligopolies, what would the USA look like?
A: Venezuela.
Four more years of Biden, and we’ll be there.
Ready for some cringe?
Today is the one-year anniversary of the passing of Swan’s former love, Alan. There is going to be a rooftop gathering/remembrance for him up at The Rite Spot On The Roof this afternoon. I’m attending at Swan’s request. There will be food and beer, so I should be happy. Tell you all about it tomorrow.
As always, a nice series of hike photos. Too bad about the heat, but as you’ve said, you get used to it. (I wouldn’t.)
Did we learn our lesson? I expect we’ll find out soon enough.
Crises reveal character.
re: charred paths
I imagine these are all controlled burns. Has there ever been one that’s gotten out of control?
Since moving here, I’ve wondered about the how and why of these fires. Clearly, they are set intentionally, but my impression is that the fires are not government-sanctioned. I often see nighttime burns on mountainsides, so there is unlikely anyone around to monitor or “control” the burns. On rare occasions, I’ve seen the fire department dispatched when houses are threatened, but for the most part, the fires just burn themselves out. Why they don’t continue to rage out of control is a mystery to me.