Happiness

Hi,

Bright, hazy sunshine is the best way to describe today's weather here in Chiang Rai. Boot returned, the dogs went wild, and the crowd roared. We went to Central Plaza in the morning, and had a massage in the afternoon. It was another good day.

The 'Easy Monday' song some of you remembered was "Rocket Man" by Elton John. Now, back to the 'Summer of Love', and an artist from across the pond with an amazingly long career. Here he describes the 'old days' with a special someone. "Hey where did we go, days when the rains came? Down in the hollow, playin' a new game, laughing and a running hey, hey, skipping and a-jumping... you my __ __ __." Hint: It's all in the eyes.

This morning, Boot called from the bus station saying she was getting a ride to the house. Just before she arrived, BamBam started acting like she heard Boot. Lisa had opened the gate so she took BamBam outside. Boot wasn't home yet. BamBam just sat on the front porch, on the leash, staring fixedly at the gate. Then Boot arrived. How did BamBam know? Welcome to the Twilight Zone.

Since Boot was exhausted from her 15 hour bus ride we went out for lunch. We needed to pick up something at Central Plaza so we ate there. Questions about whether anyone would really shop at this giant structure are slowly being answered by the throngs of people there on a Wednesday morning. On our drive home there was a very light sprinkling on the windshield. I would wipe them off occasionally. Then I noticed that none of the cars coming from the other direction had their wipers on. We had a good laugh about the rain just being in one direction on the street.

This afternoon Lisa got a call from our friend Louise. They talked and it turns out that Jasper and Louise made it to the Hall of Opium in Chiang Saen, and then went across the road to Anantara Resort to see the elephant camp. They got to see the elephants, a baby elephant, and talk to an Australian woman who was studying the elephants. They were thrilled with their adventure and just wanted to let us know.

On the way to our massage it started to sprinkle. Just as the massage began, it started really raining. One and a half hours later we emerged, relaxed and happy. The rain had basically stopped and the drive home was easy.

We got a big surprise this evening when Boot told us she had prepared dinner. We thought she would just take the whole day off, but she came through with a great meal. Nice to have her home.

It's time for Wacky Wednesday.

Peace,
Danny

"Remember, happiness doesn't depend upon who you are
or what you have; it depends solely upon what you think."
~Dale Carnegie

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