On top of old Black Rock

A drama-free day doesn’t have to be boring. An abbreviated version of the Wednesday Walkers took a hike out to, up, over, and around Black Rock mountain. Being in the shadow of Black Rock is relatively common on our walks but it had been a while since we’d done the actual climb. It’s really not that hard getting up but coming down the backside can get a little tricky. It’s not really bad on a dry day like yesterday but when things get wet it’s pretty much a no-go for those of us who choose not to risk life and limb.

The way we went. That’s Black Rock up at the top left…
A Dutchman, an American, and a German walked onto the highway…no joke!
We meandered through the Matain neighborhood then headed for the hills…
Still climbing…
Anybody need cookies?
Now what?
So that’s why it’s called Black Rock…
The best views per meter from up top Black Rock.
Looking back towards home. That’s Alta Vista on the other side of the valley.
It’s not that I think I’m all that special, but I do enjoy looking down on the residents of Calapacuan…
We’ll go down that way, but first let us pose for a picture…
The 3 Kings of Black Rock…
The look on Max’s face when I suggested we toss him off the rock top to see if the Flying Dutchman story is true. He explained that the story is true but he’s not that Dutchman. So, there you go.
Show us the way down, Dan…
Yes, yes, we do have cookies for you!
Back on flat ground…
…but still a ways to go.
These kids are my regulars and got my last bag of cookies…
Where we was…
No idea what you might purchase at the gay store…
Civilization awaits…
Subic always thanks us for leaving…

You can Relive the hike here if you so desire.

After a nap and a shower, I had a quiet night in town. Just trying to stay healthy. Or alive.

And just now as I finish this post I encounter an epilog to the one I wrote yesterday.


Hi!?
You sent Today at 12:53 PM

What’s up?

Honey sent Today at 12:54 PM

I’m not OK where are u now!?
You sent Today at 12:55 PM

I’m at home…

Honey sent Today at 12:58 PM

Where!? I really really need to pay my rent apartment for tomorrow and if I not give I living out., can u helping me I need 3000 only please send me I pay back to u if u want meet me!?

I’ve been wracking my brain trying to remember who this is. We have five mutual friends on Facebook but none that I think I’ve met in person. Her profile says she works at Arizona but I don’t remember her from there either. I’m not there much these days though. I’m guessing that she worked on the floating bar in the pre-pandemic days.

Anyway, no response is the “no” I chose. So far it seems to have worked.

Ah well, time to play my singles league dart match. Back with more tomorrow.

7 thoughts on “On top of old Black Rock

  1. Never trust AI to assess grammar. Computers are stupid.

    As discussed in Part 1 of my series on commas: use a comma-conjunction to separate two independent clauses (a semicolon also performs this function). Let’s analyze your sentence:

    “It’s really not that hard getting up, but coming down the backside can get a little tricky.”

    Clause 1: It’s [It is]
    Clause 2: coming down… can get

    A clause is a group of words with a subject and a verb. In Clause 1, the subject is “It,” and the verb is “is.” In Clause 2, the subject is the gerund “coming” [a gerund functions as a noun, so it can be the subject of a sentence], and the verb is “can get.”

    Both of these clauses are independent, i.e., they stand on their own as two complete thoughts. So to separate them, you can use a comma-conjunction like “… , but.”

    Et voilà. Please reread Part 1 of my comma series. As I said, if you were to master only Part 1, you’d solve 95% of your comma-related issues right there.

  2. Brandon, I won’t hesitate to block someone asking for money that I’ve never met in real life. And I’m getting better at saying no to those I have. The problem lately is distinguishing between the two. Almost daily I’ll be walking through town and someone (usually female) will greet me by name. And I have no clue who they are or where I might have met them before. If this keeps up I could become president!

    Kevin, yes, I will go back and re-read part one of the comma series. Also, I’ll try and trust my gut more than Grammarly when it comes to punctuation. And speling…

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