An ominous weekend

The compass Khii Leum is planning to use to set tomorrow's run, assisted by the directionally-challenged Stick Insect.


U.S. President Barack Obama speaking in Jakarta last week warns of the dangers of Vaseline.

Yes, dam that Beaver!

He was atop Beaver Manor and here's what it looked like. That's chin-high water in most places, and probably about five meters deep in the center of the photo, which normally is the Mae Rian Klong.

In his defense, Beaver was reported to have said, "I always thought bio-degradable dams were a good idea."

Where's a Beaver when you need one?

Wikipedia says:

Quote Beavers are known for their natural trait of building dams ... also build canals ... Beaver dams are created as ... protection ...and to provide easy access to food ... Beavers always work at night and are prolific builders…Beavers can rebuild ... primary dams overnight…unquote

So where was the Beaver last Tuesday then?

Did we have fun?

I don't remember; but these guys seemed to have enjoyed Saturday night.

But on the assumption that it was fun, thanks to everybody who braved the stone age conditions and came and helped me to celebrate hitting 60 last Saturday.

Thanks in particular, to :

Buk Toy for the gift of electricity courtesy of his generator, Rocky for the Indian food which was almost cooked to perfection and arrived just when Only a Yolk's feast seemed to be in danger of running out, Hand Job for the arm power in the som tam factory, Softcock and Temporary Relief for the PGS (Pussy Guidance System),

City Tits, Ram It In & Tutti Fruity for the gift of Beer,

Solong and Safe Sex, Eightball, Giraffe Whisperer and Chris for the gift of wine,

Chao Ngor, Meals on Wheels, Freehand (alias Homey) and M for breaking the embargo on birthday presents in general, and to anyone else who I haven't mentioned including everyone who filled the icebox which never ran out.

Who's next then?

Run #1536: A proposition from Wittgenstein?

Basil tells Manuel how to get to Saturday's SH3 run

Manuel: Hhwater Tank?
Basil: It's not difficult Manuel.This is not a proposition from Wittgenstein.Go to Ko Yo intersection, turn left; go 6 kilometers; turn left; go up track - 150 meters; park near water tank.

(Ok, Ok! here are the official misdirections:
SH3 run #1536, Saturday November 13, 2010; 4:00 p.m.
Hares: Stick insect and Kii Leum
Misdirections: From the Ko Yo intersection take the new Yala road for 6k and turn left up the track for 150 meters. Park near the water tank.)
On! On!

P.S. Sunday's HH3 run is from the Old Hatyai road, 9k on the left near the former gas station and is being set by Vazzerlean.

Mine is longer than yours

"In 2004, the most recent year for which there are final figures, life expectancy at birth in the United States was 77.8 years. That’s 75.2 years for males and 80.4 years for females. But if you’ve made it to sixty your life expectancy is 82.5 years: 80.8 for men and eighty-four for women."

-- from Mine Is Longer Than Yours, by Michael Kinsley, New Yorker magazine

(OK, these figures are for Americans, whose lifespans have been freakishly extended by diets of milk and honey and gold dust, not to mention fluoride and other anti-Communist drugs put into their water supplies. But still, they suggest that, despite people like Egghead insisting on having birthdays normally consistent with decrepit geezerhood, we probably still have a few decent years left in us. Kinsley's article is worth a read, especially if you have hopes of still hitting the ski slopes and rogering young women into your 70s and 80s.)

Cracked but unbroken

You would have thought that the Biblical tempests and floods, power and water outages, plagues of locusts, etc. descending upon all of us this week would have suggested to Egghead that maybe the heavens were aligning against his birthday celebrations tomorrow. But no, he claims it's all going ahead as scheduled. With one special request: BRING BEER! We'd hate to run out while celebrating such an august occasion.

Songkhla Hash House Harriers Run #153-something or other
Saturday, 6 November 2010
Hares: Egghead (& dogs & relatives?)
Misdirections: Chez Egg (from Koh Yaw intersection take the Old Hatyai Rd. 4km, turn left and go 5.2km, turn right and follow the curvy road around the righthand side of the wat)

It's an A-to-B run, with transport to the A site leaving Egghead's at 4 pm. sharp.
From Songkhla you can catch a ride on the beer truck, leaving the Hot Bread Shop at 3 pm.

Birthday pix

Birthday gaiety

"We're not weird, we're just gay!" -- Yardstick

"I'm not gay, I'm just having trouble with my yogurt!" -- Egghead

It was our 29th birthday and, clearly for a few of us, time to come out of the closet. More shocking pix to follow soon!

SH3's 29th birthday extravaganza

Yes, it's October again and as I'm sure you all know, tomorrow, 26th October is SH3's birthday, and Saturday's run will be a special celebration of our continued tenuous existence, against all odds, for another year, our 29th to be precise.
So the misdirections for this week's run are:

Songkhla Hash House Harriers run #1534, Saturday October 30th 2010; 4:00 p.m.
Hares: R2D2 and ....
Misdirections: From the Ko Yo Intersection take the new Yala road for about 8.5k to the Tung Jaeng restaurant on the right hand side. Park considerately!

There will be a run or two, free beer before and during the circle (and for as long afterwards as the beer lasts) and the restaurant are laying in extra supplies of cheap beer for when ours runs out. So anyone who feels the need to offer some sponsorship for the event might want to chip in a bottle of wine. Then there will be the usual sumptuous Southern Thai style buffet dinner after the circle, and despite the games master's continued absence in Fort Worth, some light entertainment to follow including some modest, low volume Karaoke for those who are of a mind to sing.

Everyone is very welcome. For active runners and recently lapsed returnees with a reasonable excuse, the price will be the usual 60 Baht. For genuine returning runners and guests the price will be 200 Baht. Kids will be 30 Baht as usual.

Now this is a biggie:
IF YOU DIDN'T COME TO EITHER THE SONGKHLA OR HATYAI RUNS LAST WEEKEND (23/24TH OCTOBER) PLEASE LET US KNOW IF YOU INTEND TO COME TO THE SH3 BIRTHDAY RUN BY THURSDAY EVENING (28th OCTOBER)
as we have to commit on numbers to the restaurant on Friday morning.
Either e mail to miccurrie@hotmail.com or phone R2D2 (081 9908482) Only A Yolk (089 6542351) or Egghead (081 9691227). Ta!

Sunday's Hatyai run (October 31st: 4:00 p.m.) is being set by Off T and the run site is likely to be from about 13k down the old Hatyai road on the left hand side.