Nothing much happening around here. Early to bed last night and of course early to rise as well. That did enable me to get my morning steps in by 0930, thereby beating some of the heat. I’ve been chillin’ and nappin’ since then, but now it’s time to go out and Hash.
I’ve mentioned before that I just don’t watch much TV, online or otherwise. But since it’s too damn hot and I’m stuck indoors I figured what the hell, let’s see what’s on. I canceled my Netflix a while back and as much as I’d like to catch up on Game of Thrones I’m not sure I want to commit to an HBO subscription. Then I recalled that I’m paying for an Amazon Prime membership and that includes a pretty good lineup of online programming. The first series I clicked on “wasn’t available in my area” so I tried a series billed as original Prime programming. It’s called “Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan”. Here’s the trailer:
Now, back in the day I read some of Clancy’s books featuring the Ryan character and they were pretty good. John Krasinski as Ryan took some suspension of the memory of his role in The Office, but he’s not bad really. I’ve only watched the first episode so I’m going to withhold judgement for now. It did seem to be a little sympathetic to the motivations of the terrorist character so we’ll see if this show goes the full libtard route or not. I’ll commit to a couple of more episodes and let you know.
It’s an annual tradition to climb the mountain on the Monday after Easter. Some Hashers have said it’s really tough and they won’t be going back again. I’m going to attempt it with every intention of turning around in retreat if I ain’t feelin’ it. I’ll let you know how that goes.
And that’s all I’ve got on this hot Monday.
Monday, Monday, can’t trust that day;
Monday, Monday, sometimes it just turns out that way.
Oh, Monday morning, you gave me no warning of what was to be.
Oh, Monday, Monday, how could you leave and not take me?
Every other day, every other day
Every other day of the week is fine, yeah.
But whenever Monday comes – but whenever Monday comes
You can find me crying all of the time.
Great good luck to you as you attempt Easter Mountain. Go slow and easy; stay safe, take no unnecessary risks, and watch out for fatigue and/or darkness. Stay hydrated. You know all this, of course; at this point, you’re a far more experienced walker/hiker than I am.
As for Jack Ryan: I haven’t seen the series you’re talking about, but I’m sure I’d mentally compare John Krasinski to Kiefer Sutherland as the mean-as-hell Jack Bauer. All I know of the Jack Ryan character is what I’ve seen of him in a couple movies: there’s Alec Baldwin’s fish-out-of-water portrayal in “The Hunt for Red October,” and then there are a couple Harrison Ford performances. In all three cases, Ryan is heroic but always a bit out of his element—not mean at all, but just trying to survive. Sutherland’s Jack Bauer, by contrast, has seen enough blood, guts, and torture for several people, and by Season 6 of “24,” he’s almost entirely nuts, having been disavowed by his own government, and with almost all of his loved ones dead. Krasinski simply looks too pleasant for anything so gritty… but then again, I haven’t seen him in this series, so what do I know?
Anyway, happy Hashing. I look forward to the next report.
Yeah, now that you mention it perhaps I was the conflating Ryan/Bauer characters. And at least through episode 1, Ryan is pretty much as you remember him. Competent and low key, a former Marine with PTSD, and can put up a good fight when pushed but doesn’t seek out violence.
I’ll have a full report of yesterday’s adventure up on the blog later today. Thanks for your support!