Not to be confused with a roll in the hay. But I had one of those too. So, here’s the ups and downs, ins and outs, and the lowdown for the past 24 hours.
I changed my mind at the last minute and played in the Alley Cats darts tourney. Another big turnout which makes for a long night. Me and my partner made it to the finals but could not overcome the superior dart throwing of Billy and Nancy. No shame in second place though!
Max, one of the guys in our hiking groups and a fellow Hasher, didn’t join us yesterday. He reports having a cough, a fever, and generally feeling like shit. Given those symptoms, he has wisely chosen to self-quarantine for a while. Did I mention he was also in Angeles City last weekend? And that he rode with me in the car getting there and back? In what I’m sure is totally unrelated news, our hotel in AC was being used to house quarantined passengers arriving at the airport. Of course, we didn’t know this until we saw suspiciously placed chairs outside room doors where meals in Styrofoam containers were placed each morning and evening.
Just checked my temperature–36.4. No other symptoms except lethargy, but that’s not unusual for an old geezer like me. 17,000+ steps so far today. Let’s hope I’m just spreading good cheer!
So, I met Joy today. She seems very sweet, actually. Sexy too. She claims to have never eaten a burrito before and said she enjoyed the one I made for her. It might be true, she wanted to take home some leftovers to share with the family. Gave her some cash after we ate, but she still wanted to come upstairs with me. She’s a cuddly thing, and I like that. We got down to business, and being the gentleman that I am, I finished quickly so she could head back home. She seemed disappointed and had an “already?” look about her. No idea what’s up with that. She expressed some interest in getting together again sometime prior to her daughter’s birthday on April 1. I was non-committal, but I’d probably be willing to give her another go.
Oddly enough, I didn’t feel guilty at all. We both got what we came for. More or less. Today I received yet another unsolicited entreaty from another FB “friend” I’ve never met. So far the desire to respond is non-existent. Guess I am feeling satisfied.
Yesterday’s walking group hike went fine for the most part. Troy led us on a surprisingly difficult trail with two ups, and the first was a long-ass climb. Apparently, he’s scouting some possibilities for the trail he is gonna Hare soon. As seems to be the norm on our hikes, we lost the trail at one point and had to blaze our way down a steep hill. It was tough going, and about halfway down I lost my footing and took a pretty big tumble. I don’t recall ever having my hat and glasses come flying off during a fall. Luckily, I found both items in the grass and leaves. No injuries either, but it is that kind of crash that I fear when I hike alone. Anyway, I lived to write this post. You’re welcome!
The Hare (Vienna Sausage/Guenter) for our Easter trail is gearing up for that hike and posted this heads up today:
If you want to see some photos from our Wednesday hike, here they are:
All shook up! Glad you made it through your tumble with nothing more than a dirtied shirt.
“Props on his nice artwork[,] though. I understand he is a [video-game] designer in real life.”
I assume you recognize the “buddy Christ” image from the Kevin Smith movie “Dogma.” I read the screenplay before I saw the movie. The screenplay was incredible; the movie was good, but not nearly as good as the screenplay. Kevin Smith isn’t much of a director; like his hero George Lucas, he doesn’t push his actors. Smith is, however, a very talented writer (he’d written the screenplay I read), with a good ear for witty, humorous dialogue.
Good luck on Guenter’s upcoming trail.
Given your new weekly hobby, we were all hoping that you’d title this post “Spreading Joy”. Missed opportunity there 😊
Glad to see that you don’t have too many guilty pangs about this. You may even start to approach this with impassioned precision. Think schedules and names and reports and reviews 🤔
But I digress. I came here to wish you health and safety after the tumble and the possible covid exposure. One can never be too careful.
Carry on living the good life
Great picture of the mountain views!
Were there any specials on local bars commemorating St. Partrick’s on Wednesday?
I see some of the hikers wearing green ☘️
Kev, yeah, I’ve seen the “buddy Christ” image before but didn’t know it came from Dogma, a film I haven’t seen.
Bob, there’s a good chance I’ll be “spreading Joy” in the future! Thanks for the good wishes.
Six, I didn’t see any St. Paddy’s Day promotions taking place in Barretto. I might have missed something, I only visited the dart bar. I hadn’t even noticed the green attire on Wednesday. Most of us had something green on for the Hash on Monday though…