Day #22,665-667

Walk km 15,536-15,569: no Meetup walks

Book #481: The Trial (1925, Franz Kafka)

Everyone knows this one. A man is arrested but they never tell him what he was arrested for. The kicker is that the man never even asks what he was arrested for.
I kinda thought that the whole trial thing was just an allegory for life. This guy is forever trying to figure out the legal system and will go anywhere to see anyone who has some info. He figures that this info will help his case. However, all the info he gets helps him not at all.
So I figured that the arrest is the instant where he starts questioning "the meaning of life". In the story, when the guy is arrested, nothing happens - he's allowed to go about his daily routine as if nothing has happened. There is no jail. All the info he trys to get is like going to a priest, a psychiatrist, a self-help guru etc that people do to try and find answers.
It seemed that was true in the 2nd to last chapter where a priest tells the story of a guy who waits at the door to justice all his life - only to die of old age at which time the door is closed. However, in the last chapter, the "arrested" character is taken out and executed. So much for that theory!

TV Episode #87: Family Guy - Yug Ylimaf
TV Episode #88: Family Guy - Joe's Revenge
TV Episode #89: Family Guy - Lois Comes Out Of Her Shell
TV Episode #90: Donna Reed Show - Cool Cats

Day #22,663-664

Walk km 15,511-15,524: Fraser & Fraserview
Walk km 15,524-15,536 (7128): Fraser Heights to Surrey Central

Dogwood sign
approx km 15,527 110 Ave Surrey

TV episode #86: Highway Patrol - Christmas Story (1956, Herbert L Strock)

Day #22,662

Walk km 15,503-15,511: Richmond

travel agent's window
approx km 15,507 McKim Street, Richmond

TV Episode #85: Highway Patrol - Taxi (1956, Paul Gilfoyle)

Day #22,659-661

Walk km 15,476-15,479: running errands
Walk km 15,482-15,482: to Safeway
Walk km 15,482-15,493: Forest Hills
Walk km 15,493-15,503: Fort Langley

Meetup walkers
approx km 15,499 Tavistock Point

Book #479: The Dog (1986, Kirstin Ekman)

A dog story from the dog's POV. I tried reading The Call Of The Wild but just couldn't accept that dog's POV thing. I think this one is better but a dog's life is just not all that interesting. 

Day #22,658

Walk km 15,464-15,476: Fleetwood area of Surrey

twisted metal
approx km 15,470 end of 160 Street at Serpentine River

Book #478: The Coke Machine (2010, Michael Blanding)

A book about the Coca-Cola company. Front page blurb says it will reveal the "dirty truth" about the company. However, the author seems to be  reasonablely fair in the portrait he paints making Coke seem no worse than a lot of other corporations one could name.
Naturally, Coke is unethical in its practices but it's supposed to be because it is a financial being not a human being. There are two ways to try and saddle a corporation with ethics: through government or through consumer boycotts. Both avenues were attempted against Coke but only with limited success.
An interesting read.
FYI: is there cocaine in Coke? no. Was there ever cocaine in Coke? yes, for about the 1st 25 years.
What is the name of the script that Coke uses? Spencer script.