X-Git-Url: https://codewiz.org/gitweb?p=wiki.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=June2008Blog;h=9ad915b0bb3c029b5d684a2fba8d01bea6f44338;hp=59b403b75167d5e602764e57eba9dc95b9a4824d;hb=ba356094a47987086ba00f81ac51ad40e8ce2b2d;hpb=4373d271f0fd852ceba43142dbe05fda64daef87 diff --git a/June2008Blog b/June2008Blog index 59b403b..9ad915b 100644 --- a/June2008Blog +++ b/June2008Blog @@ -1,5 +1,17 @@ == Bernie's brain backup for June 2008 == +=== Sat, 28th === + +==== Hash House Harriers ==== + +{{http://aponarch.com/hhhh/trash/trash_1526-1550/trash_1547/trash_1547-1.jpg}} + +I completed my first [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hash_House_Harriers|Hash]] without +taking a shortcut! About 12Km, 2.5hrs, almost non-stop running... and I even got +two nasty leeches in my shoes. Read the full [[http://aponarch.com/hhhh/trash/trash_1526-1550/trash_1547/trash_1547.html | commentary with photos]]. + +{{http://www.sciencefriday.com/news/041907/leech.jpg}} + === Tue, 24th === ==== Heckuva ==== @@ -13,8 +25,35 @@ Oh, gosh... my ego is expanding so much one it's gonna blow up the office! ==== Me @ OLE Nepal ==== -[[BernieAtOle.jpg|bernie at OLE Nepal]] +{{BernieAtOle.jpg|bernie at OLE Nepal}} + + +=== Sat, 21st === + +==== The Hash ==== + +{{http://aponarch.com/hhhh/trash/trash_1526-1550/trash_1546/trash_1546-1.jpg | Himalayan Mixed Hash Run No. 1546}} + +My friends and colleagues are members of something halfway between a sports club +and a secret society: + + http://aponarch.com/hhhh/ + +So I was dragged into this Hash, even though I'm probably one of the laziest man in the world. +It's like a race, but we don't care who wins: the fun is running through the spectacular natural +environments of Nepal, searching for hidden indications of the path forward in the form of +stashes of bits of paper. I'm writing this on Tuesday, and my legs still hurt a lot, but I had +a lot of fun! Next week I may even be able to complete the whole course ;-) + + +At the arrival, we form a circle and if you get called in the middle for some reason you get to +drink a lot of beer -- quickly! -- or throw the rest of your cup on your head. Newcomers +(aka virgins) like me are bond to drink as part of their initiation, but any excuse seems to +be good for a round. + +Here's the full commentary of this week's event with a brief description of me and my knee-high socks: + http://aponarch.com/hhhh/trash/trash_1526-1550/trash_1546/trash_1546.html === Sun, 15th ===