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Hi,

It was a day without rain. Oh, there were a couple of light sprinkles, but no rain. We had a busy, productive day today. Morning errands, and a couple of 'art business' runs with Jaffee in the afternoon.

So, I was told that the 'Easy' song wouldn't be that easy, and I guess she's right. Lisa warned me that most of you wouldn't know it. Only one reply to a song that was a departure for a radio song at the time. Maybe you just need to 'hear' a little bit more. "My folks were always putting him down (down, down). They said he came from the wrong side of town. They told me he was bad, but I knew he was sad, that's why I fell for __ __ __ __ __." Clue: This song had everything: Drama, parents, sound effects, a motorcycle, and a tragic ending. The lead character is what you call an Alpha in the animal world. Hmm.

This morning Lisa was working on her art website, but our internet connection was so slow that it became very frustrating, trying to deal with large files. We solved the problem by going down to Doi Chaang Coffee, having a cup and using their WiFi, which is nice and fast. That's what we need at home. Now the hunt begins to see if that's possible.

We went to Work At Home bakery for some bread, and saw our friend Deirdre working on her computer there. We also had a brief 'Hello' visit from Jonathan, the 'house dog'. Then it was downtown to see the watch guy. He told us that last week's storm was two hours of heavy rain. No wonder there was so much flooding. There must have been some businesses that had real problems because they are still closed. I'm sure there will be some discussion about the condition of the storm drains around town after all this.

After lunch we went back to Doi Chaang and picked up Jaffee, who had a lead on some place to cut the big roll of polyethylene sheet he brought back from Bangkok. This is the material that Lisa uses as the basis for the cast acrylic prints that she makes. We went to a shop that makes signs and the guy can do the work. He's also an artist and we saw some of his work. We've driven past his shop countless times, and never knew there was an artist inside. So much here to uncover.

Across town we went to another spot that had been under the radar. Jaffee took us to a photo studio to see the 'on screen' result of a shot of one of her works. We had wanted to find a way to get a good representation of each piece. The studio is fairly new, and it's beautiful. We found out that it was designed by a man we know at the Night Bazaar who also designs clothing. On a very large Apple monitor, we saw Lisa's cast acrylic print, and it looked very accurate. That's when we got a lesson about screen calibration. The colors were true to the piece, and we couldn't tell that it was from a digital photo. The photographer studied in the U.S. and returned to Thailand about a year ago. I think we have a new art friend in the making.

Recently we've noticed a few spelling twists that deserve mention. On a drink menu there was a listing for a 'Babana Shake'. We knew what they meant, but it still made us smile. We have been told that 'R' and 'L' are interchangeable, mostly depending on where you are in the country. On a menu, 'Aracart' can either throw you off, or let you know that the western mouth would say 'Ala Cart'. Sometimes you just have to stay on your toes, or you'll miss something yummy.

Speaking of staying on your toes, today Lisa started teaching her girls again. Tye picks her up, and she always comes home with a few new Thai words to add to our arsenal. Today she learned 'Sunshine'. That's a good one to know, even though we haven't seen much. (Ha)

Have a Happy Tuesday.

Peace,
Danny

"A real friend is one who walks in
when the rest of the world walks out."
~Unknown

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