Failure

Hi,

We started the day with a heavy downpour. By the afternoon it was one of the most beautiful days we've had in weeks. Needless to say, the party happened, and it was a huge success.

The song we sang for 'Easy Monday' was "We Can Work It Out" by The Beatles. There's also a really hot cover by Stevie Wonder. And now for some madness: "Whoa! They say the bigger the headache, the bigger the pill. Call me the big pill. __ __, the disco fiend with the monster sound, the cool ghoul with the bump transplant....Swift lippin', ego trippin' and body snatchin'. I'll blow you mind..." Clues: Title is two words, by a group with two names, and hovering above is a mothership.

For about three weeks we have been trying to have this little gathering at our house. Our friends from The Sold Project, along with some of our Thai friends. We thought there was some kind of Thursday rain thing, since we kept planning it on Thursday, but always got rained out. Today (Wednesday) worked with everyone's schedule so we figured we had a chance. This morning we had a little storm that tried real hard to discourage us. When the rain stopped, I could see what looked like a thin bit of clear sky along the horizon to the west. Slowly the clouds headed east and by party time the sky was clear and blue.

There were eleven of us present for an afternoon of hanging out. We had picked up some watermelon, and our guests brought a variety of things ranging from brownies to chicken puffs. We talked around the table for a while, then the pool became a conversation pit. Later, as some parties do, we ended up with the guys on one side of the pool, and the women at the table. We talked about living in Thailand, the state of things in America, and everything in between. I'm not sure about the table conversations, but there was a lot of laughter. New friends were made, and we plan to get together again soon.

The word for sugar is the same as the word for brown. We've also learned that some Thai words were misspelled a long time ago when they were translated to the Western alphabet. The town we live in is not spelled in Thai, the way it sounds in 'Western'. We've been saying it wrong. It should be pronounced Cheung Rai. That's actually how Thais say it. A whole lot of people have been saying it wrong for a very long time. Make one wonder how many other words, in as many languages, have been distorted by translation. Hmm.

Tomorrow is Thursday. I wonder if it will rain. If any of you in California would like some rain, we've got plenty to spare. Oh, this morning, after the rain, there was a big cow on the other side of our wall, grazing in the brush, all by itself. It was like the biggest salad in town, with no competition. It's so weird to have cows appear, and then just go away. Usually it's a small herd, but this solo thing was odd. I'm sure we won't see that again for awhile. Let me know if you see any cows in your neighborhood.

Time for Wacky Wednesday.

Peace,
Danny

"Failure should be our teacher, not our undertaker.
Failure is delay, not defeat. It is a temporary detour,
not a dead end. Failure is something we can avoid only by
saying nothing, doing nothing, and being nothing."
~Denis Waitley

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