Victory

Hi,

Today there were more errands to run, hair to be done, and a visit from a friend. There was a meeting of the 'Rangers', and some sports worth mentioning.

Only three people know this song? How can that be? It's 'Easy'. The hook is describing the subject of the song.
"__ __ __ (oh yeah), Gotta be mine (oh yeah), Sooner or later (oh yeah), I hope it's not later (oh yeah)...__ __ __ (doo-lang doo-lang doo-lang)...." Hint: Follow the rhyme scheme and you can't go wrong. Hmm. Or, follow the big hair and tight gowns, or wait 'til tomorrow. (Ha) Oh yeah, years after it was a hit, there was a law suit involving a former Fab Four guy.

This morning Lisa had a hair appointment at her new favorite salon. While she was being attended to, I ran a few errands. We have two flags at the entrance to the property. One is a Thai flag and the other is a King flag. This is a tradition that many homes and businesses observe as a show of respect. Our flags are rather wind worn and it's time to replace them. We'd been having trouble finding a King flag like the one we had so that was part of my mission. I found the flag and then it was off to find another water bowl for the dogs. Not just any bowl, but one that can attach to a fence or cage. We have two of them but we need a third. Having the bowls up off the floor prevents Daku from 'dancing' in the water. He still likes to stomp and splash the water out of the bowl and then lie in the water. It keeps him cool but causes many dangerous moments for us humans. He has one place outside where he's allowed to do his thing. I still haven't found the bowl.

This afternoon our friend Sutheera came by for a visit. We talked about many things, including our next trip to America. She mentioned that someday she'd like to go to America, and we ended up talking about the many sights to see. There are so many things to see in such a big country and it was fun telling her about some of them.

In case you hadn't heard, the Thai Women's Volleyball team won the 15th International Tournament in China. That's a pretty big deal. Also in the news was the story of Mong Thongdee, a 12 year old boy who won the national paper airplane competition. That qualified him to go to the All-Japan Origami Airplane Competition in Chiba Japan. The problem was, he and his family are refugees from Burma. That meant that he was stateless and has no identification or passport and couldn't travel out of Thailand. After lots of press on the issue a lawyers group, and some high government officials stepped in and he was issued a temporary passport. His family met with the Prime Minister and he was off to China. In the competition, he and two men won the group event, and the next day he came in third in the singles segment. Mong thanked everyone who supported him and helped to make the trip possible and said he was proud to represent Thailand. What a guy.

This evening I saw an extra large gathering of the 'Rescue Rangers', as I call them. These are the guys who zip through the traffic and help with emergencies. I don't know the nature of the gathering, but it was really something to see over 10 of their trucks all lined up. Some of them were perched on the back of a pick-up dressed in their club shirts. Took me back to the car club days. Hmm.

Have a Happy Tuesday.

Peace,
Danny

"Victory awaits those who have everything in order.
People call this luck."
Roald Amundson (polar explorer)

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