Another Sunday has come and gone. I guess I am of Scottish blood because I didn’t give a thought to wearing green or otherwise celebrating Saint Patrick’s Day. Still, I took comfort in my familiar routines and appreciated the joy of living the life I have chosen. It may not be perfect, but it satisfices.
Swan and I began our morning with the weekly candy walk. I had planned an 8K route, but the candy (and there was a lot of it) was gone after only 5K. We are doubling up on our candy purchase for next week.
Later in the day, I took care of the feeding at Hideaway. Five dinners this week.
With my Hideaway mission completed, I headed for the beach.
We were the only customers. There were eight girls and the two raft drivers. After an hour or so of watching them sit with nothing to do, I had the cashier make some change and give me ten 50-peso notes. Then I announced, “Is anyone here bored?” Everyone raised their hand, and I gave them some pesos to cheer them up. Hey, it’s cheaper than buying everyone a lady drink.
After departing the floater, I took Swan to Jewel Cafe for dinner. I am a regular Sunday customer for takeout, but I rarely have a sit-down meal there.
Life is good. I’m going to try to hold onto mine for as long as possible.
Alright, let’s do the Quora Q&A for the day:
Q: Is Joe Biden the most feared world leader?
A: He scares the hell out of me. Nothing good can come from his level of incompetence.
I answered that two years ago. It has only gotten worse since that time.
Speaking of jokes, how about these?
Okay, another Hash Monday is upon me. Guenter (Vienna Sausage) is the Hare, so I know I’ll be doing a modified version of his trail. I’ll let you know how that goes tomorrow.
We are doubling up on our candy purchase for next week.
Some time ago, I would have joked that you should eat whatever candy is left over, but…
“Buddha is not Greek”
People in the West say “Buddha” and think of this guy, called Butai/Budai in Chinese and Podae in Korean. His belly represents plenty or prosperity. In the Mahayana Buddhist tradition, he’s considered a Buddha, but he’s not the historical Buddha. The historical Buddha, before he became the Buddha, practiced hardcore Brahmanic asceticism and spent much of his life skinny. One tale says he claimed to be able to place his hand on his stomach and feel his spine. I think the statues of the Starving Buddha represent this period of his life.
Good luck avoiding the Sausage trail.
Thanks for the Buddha history lesson! I believe the only statues of Buddha I’ve seen are the ones with a belly nearly as big as mine. So, I want to achieve inner peace somewhere between the fat and starving Buddha. (Ah, a quick glance at the internet and I see the big bellied Buddha representations are the exception rather than the rule.)