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Hi,

Chiang Rai encountered more rain over the weekend. The river is way up, the beach is gone, and the current seems to be moving at a good clip. Our calendar was pretty open so it was rather laid back. It was only fitting that Ferrari won the Italian Grand Prix.

Congrats to all of you who knew the 'Old School' song. It was "Tutti Frutti" by Richard Penniman, aka Little Richard. Now let's see how we do with 'Easy Monday'. I expect to get a lot of mail on this one.
"__, you don't have to put on the red light, those days are over, you don't have to sell your body to the night..." Hint: The title is one word, and it's someone's name. It's sung by a group named for those who probably would have arrested the subject of the song.

Saturday we went to the market in the morning, mainly for treats. While we were waiting for the woman to bag up our 'usual', we noticed some little things she had on the hot plate. They looked like miniature tacos with something white inside. We tasted one, and bought a bunch. It was a sweet dough filled with a coconut cream filling of some kind. Yummy.

In the afternoon our friend Atom came over for a visit. We ate the little treats, learned their name, and added them to our list of favorites. They're called 'canome tokyo' (my spelling). We spoke of many things, and discussed the title for Lisa's coming show. Atom and her sister translated the catalog for the last show, and she has been very helpful in helping us understand what concepts translate into Thai and those that don't. It's amazing how we take a word for granted, not realizing that it may mean nothing in another culture. Hmm.

Sunday we went to Big C, of course. There is a space on the downstairs floor where different vendors put up displays for various products, or services. For the last two weeks it's been a company that sells electric pianos, guitars, and ukeleles. This week, while we were eating I spotted a guy trying out a bright pink guitar. They also sell DVDs of lessons for the instruments. Not a bad idea. Upstairs in the actual 'Big C' store we asked a clerk in the electronics department if they had Sony video cameras. Without missing a beat, he directed us to a store outside in the mall area. We find it interesting that there seems to be no problem in helping you find what you're looking for. Nice.

In between the rain, the dogs get to go out and play. When they're out on the yard BamBam doesn't like the collar that Daku has to wear, and it makes for some great chases. She like to chase balls, and he couldn't be bothered. He like to chase the fishing pole toy. It's a device we got the last time we were in America. Looks like a fishing pole with a stuffed toy on the end of the line. Right now there's a skunk tied to the end, and he love to run in circles trying to catch it. We let him grab it a few times, but he loves to run and jump for it. Every time we go out, he expects that game.

Have a Great Week.

Peace,
Danny

"A friend is someone who knows the song in your heart
and can sing it back to you
when you have forgotten the words."
~Unknown

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