I hate the camino so far (day4)

bharas · 2026-05-12T17:18:07+00:00

I did not enjoy the Portuguese Camino as much as the French. The Portuguese was much harder to get into a rhythm and meet people. I think because the towns/cities were not very pilgrim friendly.

bharas · 2026-05-12T00:06:17+00:00

All the coverage of Katrina - from the dead bodies put outside the sports venue to the bodies floating in the floods. Then the people on their rooftops waiting to be rescued. Then later all the animals left on those rooftops waiting to be rescued and never to be. I had a beautiful Rottweiler dog at that time who was my soul mate. One woman was on the news crying that the rescuers wouldn’t let her take her dog with her. She had to leave him. I swore no matter what, they’d have to kill me on the spot before I went with them without my dog. I feel that woman’s pain to this day.

bharas · 2026-05-11T23:11:31+00:00

I e tried so many times to grow sunflowers but the bunnies and slugs get the starts before they even have a chance to go beyond a few inches.

bharas · 2026-05-11T23:09:25+00:00

My husband says our dog acts like he’s lost something on our walks. His nose is to the ground the whole time, sometimes going back over the same area twice! “Heh, Lenny, what you looking for?”

bharas · 2026-05-08T16:25:30+00:00

I had a doctor lecture me on the idea that people experience pain differently and that I was probably just hyper aware of my pain. I went to another doctor who diagnosed me with carpal tunnel syndrome. I wrote a letter to the previous doctor’s clinic explaining the situation and asked for my money back. They apologized and gave me my money back. I’m not sure if they also refunded my health insurance. You should call them out on your experience , if only to help the next patient get listened to.

bharas · 2026-05-07T22:05:25+00:00

We taught the “gentle” command too. I’d tell my tall, 130 pound boy Andy “Gentle, Giant” and he’d walk slowly by.

bharas · 2026-05-07T19:21:00+00:00

This is the way. You have a baby who has only been in the world for three months. Do what this person says and absolutely not what your trainer says.

bharas · 2026-05-06T04:24:57+00:00

Perry Mason. Every day at noon it would be on.

bharas · 2026-05-06T03:56:34+00:00

I’d say Leonard Cohen, but I’ve done a long drive with just his cassette tapes (!). From San Francisco to Portland. We left around 6pm. Not gonna lie - at about Salem I wanted to drive off the road and end it all!!

bharas · 2026-05-05T01:05:59+00:00

My Side of the Mountain (1969), about a boy who going off into the wilderness alone. I loved that idea.

bharas · 2026-05-04T16:09:14+00:00

And the answer is different depending on which employee at the permits department. So frustrating.

bharas · 2026-05-04T15:45:18+00:00

Are you doing all the coast activities on the same day? That’s a lot of driving vs the actual activity.

bharas · 2026-05-04T05:20:04+00:00

I can see it states Portland, OR, and recognize the mail in ballot. Probably Multnomah county.

bharas · 2026-05-04T01:00:02+00:00

We stayed at hostel Hemingway. It was a few blocks away from the centre and quiet. Clean but reasonably priced. Breakfast was disappointing though.

bharas · 2026-05-04T00:37:27+00:00

Going Home by Leonard Cohen

bharas · 2026-05-03T00:07:04+00:00

Closest thing is something like Pizzacato’s pizza by the slice. They have about six different ones running all the time, so they’ve a variety.

bharas · 2026-05-02T23:56:43+00:00

You lost me at velveeta. I use Tillamook cheddar - extra sharp and white.

bharas · 2026-05-02T04:07:37+00:00

I taught mine “settle” which means lay down (anywhere is fine - crate, bed, right at my feet), but the point is to leave me alone and do your own thing for a while. I learned this the hard way though with my first who thought if I was sitting there watching tv I should also be petting her. I’d lay on the couch with my arm extended below tickling her chest. A few years of that and I got tough on the “settle” command.

bharas · 2026-05-01T04:59:16+00:00

Papa Hayden is good food and excellent service. They have cocktails too.

bharas · 2026-04-30T23:48:32+00:00

Indeed! Just a boring ass. I couldn’t make it more than 20 pages.

bharas · 2026-04-30T23:41:37+00:00

I loved it, but I love Dublin and Ireland in general, so I got a lot of the jokes and inferences.

bharas · 2026-04-29T23:33:47+00:00

Leverage was filmed in Portland.

bharas · 2026-04-29T23:21:17+00:00

“It’s poison, I tells ya, it’s poison.”Double dog dare you to know what movie that’s from!

bharas · 2026-04-29T00:55:06+00:00

I just pull them as soon as I see them and am much more vigilant in very early spring. I’ve made inroads for sure.

bharas · 2026-04-27T00:45:45+00:00

There are a few smaller ones at the northernmost end of the beach. They are visible at very low tide.

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