Universe

Hi,

Blue leaves tonight and we'll miss him for sure. The weather has become the topic of conversation in Chiang Rai. It's still raining and now it's cold. Winter is supposed to be gone. We're supposed to be wearing light cotton, swimming in the afternoon, and running the air/con. Instead it's layers of clothing, fans off, windows closed, and I'm wearing socks. It's just not right.

For those of you still pondering, the 'Easy Monday' song was "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" by The Rolling Stones. It's time once again, to ramble back to 1967 and the 'Summer of Love'. "Imagine me and you, I do, I think about you day and night, it's only right, to think about the girl you love and hold her tight, so __ __..." Hint: It's a cheery song by a group that had many incarnations. In this one they were named after a self-contained being. Hmm.

This morning we went to the vegetable market, and then hung out at Doi Chaang. We lunched at Big C, and it was weird to go there and not go upstairs to shop. After lunch we took Blue to see the Fair Trade Hill Tribe store near the Clock Tower. They've made some improvements and now there are little cards telling about the tribes. The selection keeps growing and it's nice to know that the people doing the work are getting a fair price for their labor and creativity.

The dogs don't like it when it rains like this because they don't get their extended play outside. This morning I went out with Daku and stood under an umbrella while he 'checked' the yard and ran through puddles. I think if it had been raining harder he would have come right back to the house. Both dogs have taken every opportunity to get attention from Blue. BamBam is a little more sophisticated about it. She sits next to him and offers her paw and enjoys the petting. Daku wants to be all macho, trying to get Blue to get up and play, or go outside. This doesn't work and we usually have him sit or lie next to us until he calms down. He's still a teen-ager at heart.

One thing about all this rain is that everything is turning green. It's really the 'brown' season so this is very cool. The golf course is looking good, just like our yard. If it would do this once a week I could live with that. Three days and a forecast for more is just too much. OK, I'm done complaining about the weather.

Yesterday I mistakenly called it Wacky Wednesday. This is really It!

Peace,
Danny

"The universe is full of magical things
patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper."
~Eden Phillports

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