Meanwhile, in my generally wonderful life, I’m still rolling along. Tuesdays are my mostly-nothing days—grocery shopping instead of a hike—but I guess we all deserve a break. It seems I’ve hit a wall in my weight-loss efforts, and after consulting Dr. Jo, we decided to increase the dose of my Mounjaro injection. The monthly cost at that dosage is 16,800 pesos ($265), so here’s hoping it works.
At beer o’clock, Swan and I headed over to the Outback Billabong Bar. I was feeling hungry (go figure), so I ordered some fish and chips.
Then it was time to get down to business with some pool practice. I played two different waitresses and lost to them both. Then I told Swan it was her turn.
Next up was our regular waitress, Abby.
Well, it was time to move on after the shellacking, and we headed across the highway to Gold Bar.
Swan told me she really enjoyed our evening of pool play. Next up was our nightcap at Queen Victoria Bar.
We had our fill and headed for home around 8 p.m. Not a bad day for a Tuesday.
Hops and Brews posted a thank you to the Subic Bay Hash on Facebook:
Facebook memories reminded me of what autumn looks like:
From the July 2023 LTG archives, I said goodbye to Mary—the 18-year-old I briefly dated—as she moved to Manila for a factory job. When one door closes, another opens, and Swan and I took our first tentative steps out of the friend zone.
Today’s YouTube video is one only us old fuckers would likely find interesting. But I’m happy to report that, other than some messed-up sleep patterns, none of the other indicators of looming death are currently present in my life. Actually, health-wise, I’m doing better now than I was in my 60s. We’ll see how long that lasts.
And before I go, there’s these:
Alright, I’ve got that 9-ball tournament at Alaska Club to get ready for. If yesterday’s practice is any indication, I won’t last long. I’ll enjoy the cold beers regardless.
On we go with the hits from 1984. What are the odds that this song would end up reflecting the story of my multiple failures at love? Hearing it again now was almost painful.
” I’ve been deleting shit comments from one guy lately ” . Is the fake me still out there ? At 82 I have not hit those 6 warning signs of death yet. Did have a bit of a scare with cancer this year but 20 rounds of radiation treatments seemed to have kicked its ass. Good luck on the weight loss treat, that is a tough fight when we get a bit older.
This blog has certainly attracted its fair share of weirdos and creeps in the comments. Do you think it’s anyone you know? A disgruntled former lover, or a neighbor that hates your guts for some reason? In my experience it’s usually someone close to the victim when it comes to these nasty trolls.
The comment stuff truly is bizarre.
Some of the crap I get on my forum is mindblowing. Occasionally it is hilarious, but needs to be deleted because it violates the TOS of the site, but at other times it is genuinely deranged. Like the mind required to write such shit makes you wonder how the offender isn’t in a mental hospital.
I remember you had some woman(?) posting porn type comments about fucking her own son haha. It is hard to know if these are legit weirdos or just people fucking around (for God only knows what reason) to try and get a rise out of you.
Maybe add a weekly “Top 3 Retarded Comments” section on your blog so we can all laugh at the nuttiness you are subjected to haha.
Have a nice weekend mate!
“A plus-sized dancer took to the stage”. Something I never saw during my entire time in Korea(South to be clear). Albeit, that was back in the 80’s but I’m sure it’s still the same. I’ve seen em all(Asian Gals)l and in my opinion the Korean gals are the hottest.
Chop Suey, when I lived in Korea I thought the ladies were the prettiest in Asia. But despite being hotties, many had cold hearts. And if you were an older guy, you were invisible to them as well. Filipinas have a unique beauty and warmer natures in my experience.
Thanks, Dr. Greg. I totally agree that some commenters have gone completely off the rails. I finally had to crack down on the worst offenders by deleting their comments. To be clear, everyone is free to disagree with something I post, but the counter arguments should be more than name calling. If you think I’m a racist, give an example. They never do.
I can’t imagine their motivation to take the time and effort to write utter bullshit. I guess that’s a good example of not having a life. Maybe things do get boring when you are living in your mother’s basement.
Zack, I doubt these idiot comments come from anyone I actually know. I think they are just stupid, hate-filled individuals with nothing better to do.
Terry, nope, nothing from the imposter lately. But I do monitor better before approving comments these days. If something slips through, please let me know.
Good job on achieving 82 years of life! My goal is 85. Stay strong!