Ah, boredom. You lead me down many dangerous paths. Hahaha, I tell ya, it's tough amusing yourself these days. I mean, a couple hundred TV channels just isn't enough to keep me entertained and so I went ahead and made one of my patented bone-head, dumb ass "What in the world were you thinking" moves.
OK, here it is, boredom + hunger + coupon (which arrived in the mail this morning) = questionable decision to walk to the BK to redeem the coupon for two bacon cheeseburgers, a regular order of fries and a medium coke. Hahahaha, who could resist an offer like that? Not me!!
The only problem with the whole thing is ... I decided to walk on over to the BK instead of driving.
Seriously, what was I thinking!?!?! Fer cryin' out loud!!! It's TWO POINT THREE MILES from here to there!!
I mean, C'Mon, 2.3 miles!! Walking!! One way!! That means the whole thing is 4.6 miles altogether!! What the .... !?!?!
Well, this decision ranked right up there right up there with the great Bonehead Decisions like New Coke or Dick Rowe's decision to not sign The Beatles to a record contract in 1962 because, as he said, guitar bands were cold. The Beatles went on to make a couple of bucks and New Coke faded away almost as fast as Obama's promise that you could keep your doctor.
The whole thing started out good. I made it all the way to the house two doors away before I was stopped by the flowers. They've been blooming for a couple weeks now and show no sign of letting up soon. Plus, they're looking good!!
Hahaha, it was a good start, anyway.
The camera did an exceptionally good job. The only part I played was in pointing the camera in the right direction and then staying well out of the way while it worked its magic.
Same flower as above but I backed up a bit to get a wider view.
It worked!!
Like shooting Nerds in a barrel.
So far, so good. I was amblin' long, takin' my time and takin' in the sights. Like this curiously different sign over a beach rental.
Well, y'know, marijuana is legal in Oregon now. Hmmmm, I hear its good for body aches like joint pain.
Hahahaha, you smoke a joint for, hahahaha, joint pain.
Love it!!
Here's the indoor swimming pool at the Surftides. It is one crazy looking....building? I couldn't find anything about this on the Net but, honest, doesn't it look like something they built back in the late 50s, early 60s? You know, when the Space Race was the Prime Motivator. Remember the big fins on the cars back then?
And this cottage was probably built right about the same time. Hahaha, I'm seeing architecture lately. Well, the cottages, anyway. There's not a lot in the way of epic architecture here in LCO.
P.S. I am sitting here watching the sun dip down into the ocean. You can actually see the movement as Old Sol sets on this day.
Cool!!
Carol's not here so I can't poke her for the names. So I'll just put the pictures here and say something witty about each one. Maybe.
This one is done.
Eureka!! I think I can name this one!
Daisy?
Yeah, I'm gonna go with that.
Hahaha, y'see, I appreciate the flowers but I have a hard time remembering their names. Hahaha, no, it's not funny for you to say I have a hard time remembering my own name.
I'm gonna go ahead and call this an Irish Door. Just cuz it's red.
Another cottage along The Jetty.
'Merica!!
And this one overlooks the ocean. Yeah, not looking too loved but it has potential. Surprisingly, there are a good number of these older, neglected homes along the coast here.
Here's the beach access at NW 15th St. As you can see, this is where the vehicles drive down onto the beach. I guess it works although both Carol and I don't get this driving on the beach thing. I guess it helps because parking is at an extreme premium near the beach.
Hey!! Look!!
Smilin' Jack has found Sailor Jack's Inn.
Woo-Woo!!
Carol and I have been on the look-out for lighthouses. I blame it on daughter, Michelle. She's an avid lighthouser and I picked up the fever and passed it on to Carol.
Anyway, that's my explanation for this picture. It's a lighthouse. 'Nuff said.
I decided to walk along the back streets on my way to the BK. I didn't realize just how hilly LCO is in this part of town. It's hilly!!
Another facet of My Stupid Decision. Walking up and down these stupid hills.
I guess I shouldn't be surprised by the number of unpaved roads there are here in LCO. But, yet, I am. I guess I am to much a Big-City Boy. Down toward the center of this burg it gets a little rough. Just in how the streets are paved, nothing like gangs.
Whup!!
There it is. Another lighthouse. And a balloon. How that got there I do not know. Although, I think Toledo, just down the road beyond Newport has a balloon festival sometime soon. I think.
Well, by now, I was feeling it in my feet. And my legs, too. I was hurting right about now. And I was looking for any excuse to stop for a bit and let them catch back up to me.
Fun Facts: The D River, once nameless, was listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the world's shortest river at 440 feet. The title was lost in '89 when Guinness named the Roe River in Montana as the world's shortest.
Not to be outdone, the people of Lincoln City submitted a new measurement to Guinness of about 120 feet marked at 'extreme high tide'. Starting in 2006, the Guinness Book of World Records didn't list a category for the shortest river anymore.
Obviously, the good folks of Lincoln City still feel they have the shortest river regardless of what Guinness thinks.
Annnnnd, there it is!! It hasn't rained in a week and a half.
There are several stores like this scattered throughout LCO. They specialize in selling kites but a second big seller are the wind vanes and bright colored flags that you can put out in the yard.
And they recognize a cash cow when they see one. Slap a branch of the service on a bunch of them and watch'em fly out the door.
And, finally, finally I made it to the BK.
I was pooped. I was feeling some real pain in my feet. I was feeling like I shouldn't have ever tried to walk to the BK.
What was I thinking!?!
But the lunch was good. I'm always up for a couple of Bacon Cheeseburgers. With fries.
Mmmmmmmm
And then I had to walk back. Hahaha, if I wasn't so cheap, I'd have called for a cab. But if I had, I would have missed this.
OK, I'm walking down The 101 and I see this.
First off, what's a toilet doing sitting on The 101.
Second, why is it painted like a freakin' Bengal Tiger?
Aha!! Question asked and answered!!
Taft is the local high school here in LCO.
Hahaha, what a neat idea. It'd be $10 well spent. I wonder if they would drop it off in Redwood City....or El Paso?
Just so you understand, here's the whole picture. They plant the Tiger Toilet in front of some business and leave it there until they pony up some money to get it moved somewhere else.
Two older building just sorta built somewhat next to each other. And not a lot of thought was put into how the two would work together. But the sky looked good.
Hey, here's a good view of The 101 looking down towards the business part of the town. Really, LCO is sorta like one, long, seven-mile strip mall. With a very short river in the middle.
This is another kite store that also sells wind vanes. Not much different than the other one, right!?! Hahaha, capitalism!! It's not about originality....it's about making a buck, y'all!!
And so I made it back to NW 17th. Oh, my tootsies were singing to me now. Getting old sucks.
As does walking up and down hills.
But, I had to get back before I could get off my feet.
Stupid coupons. Seriously, what in the world was I thinking!?!
And I got to see this patriotic fence. Catchy. As if the Red, White and Blue fence wasn't enough, they also have an Eagle Flag.
Whup!!
It's another lighthouse. Hahaha, I'm putting together a file of neighborhood lighthouse pictures. I don't know what I'll do with them but it is sorta semi-fun collecting them.
I'm really becoming a fan of beach cottages here. Plus the shingle-sided houses. Blue with white trim is one of the more popular color combinations in this beach community.
Ah, I was getting close. Here's the Surftide again. That indoor swimming pool building is a kick.
Here's the swimming pool building again. Whenever I see this, I think of The Space Race. And SciFi TV shows.
Danger, Will Robinson!! Danger!!
Fun Fact: Despite the popularity of the phrase, it was said only once on the Lost In Space show. This was during episode 11 of Season 3, 'The Deadliest of the Species'. Usually the Robot gave warnings to Will and the other crew members of the Jupiter 2, in the form of the expressions 'Warning' and 'Danger!'
I didn't know that!! Hahaha, I thought the Robot said that all the time.
This guy caught my eye. I liked the angle and color when I looked up and so....I took his picture.
Ain't you lucky!?!
And I've been noticing picket fences lately.
Hmmmmm, I wonder if Freud could make anything of this.
Regardless, I am liking the repetitive pattern when you look at the fence at a sharp angle. Now if I could only figure out how to shoot it so it looks like what I'm seeing in my head.
There's the rub, isn't it.
I was definitely ready for Fort Couch when I got back.
It was not one of my better ideas. It ended up being 4.6 miles and the last 3.6 were in some discomfort.
But I did what I set out to do. use the coupon and have lunch. Oh, and to take a walk, too. Next time I get the urge to eat greasy fast food I think I'll just walk to the McDonald's...it's only a half-mile away.
OK, there's another day done. Time marches on and the days go by. And I'm gonna be sore tomorrow.
Life is, y'know, really good.
Hooah!!
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