“Life is unfortunately designed to let us down. People die, we can get sick and marriages end. We need to use the fragility of life as a reminder to be present and savor the happy moments when we have them, and to remember that as day moves to night, so too does night turn to day.”
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The construction behind my residence continues with all the noise and dust inherent in such a project.
Anyway, my lease here is up in June and I’m thinking it may be time to move on to somewhere else. Well, I don’t mean leave Barretto, just find a more comfortable place to live. My current digs are a bit smaller than I prefer and it is not really great for the dogs. Hmm, my old place is still vacant. Maybe the former landlord is ready to make a deal to get me back? We’ll see.
I guess the other news from my Saturday is that I went out on a date. Asked her to dinner and she accepted. We enjoyed a fine meal at Da’Kudos (grilled pork chops and roast chicken salad) and a couple of beers afterward at Johan’s.
As far as first dates go, I’d call this one a success. I didn’t know much about “Jenny” other than she occasionally joins us for the group hikes. I was pleasantly surprised to discover that she is smart (college degree), articulate, witty, with a pleasant personality, and a good sense of humor. What’s not to like? Oh, she is 39 years old and hoping to have a baby while she still can. That doesn’t bode well for a future with me, but I’m always happy to make a new friend.
No great expectations, but perhaps we’ll share some best of times in the future. (Yeah, I’m quite the Dickens, aren’t I?)
And here we are filling in the hours on another Sunday. I started my day with a pleasant dog walk.
I’m one of the Hares for tomorrow’s Hash run, so we were out scouting and marking the trail this morning. It came in at around 7K, with one moderately easy climb and an optional visit to the top of Black Rock for those adventurous souls who want another mountain to climb. I’m going back out with co-Hare Blow My Pipe tomorrow morning to do some bushwhacking on some overgrown areas of the trail.
Us Hares rewarded our hard work with lunch at John’s place.
And that pretty much is where things stand as of now.
The experts normally say not to over-sauce your pulled pork, but the term “over-sauce” is fairly subjective. Maybe John’s pork seemed a little dry…?
When I make my pulled pork in the slow cooker, it is immersed in the sauces and spices, so it comes out red and damp. John’s was comparatively dry, but not dry in the sense that it wasn’t tasty or flavorful-just different. My only real complaint was not enough bbq sauce to pour on top, but then again I didn’t care enough to ask for more, so that’s on me.