Friday Funnies

Hi,

It rained hard last night, flooded the yard, and then rained more all day. Today is 'Mother Day', the Queen's birthday. We had coffee with a friend and the artist is at work.

Well, nobody wrote to tell me that the 'Summer of Love' song was "Expressway To Your Heart" by Soul Survivors. I guess the summer weather is just too nice. It's time for 'Old School Friday' and this one should be easy: "Well, since my baby left me, I found a new place to dwell. It's down at the end of lonely street at __ __. You make me so lonely baby, I get so lonely, I get so lonely I could die." Hint: It was probably not in California. (Ha)

When we woke up this morning we had a serious lake in the front yard. Everything else was soggy. I put the broom handle in the drain holes and the water started flowing into the field. Daku took great interest in the swirl created at the opening. Later, Lisa took both dogs out to play with the ball. They went crazy, having big fun and getting very muddy.

"Mother Day" here in Thailand is what they call The Queen's birthday. It's a major holiday with banks and many businesses closing. Many families go out for dinner or have celebrations in their homes. There are also special services at many temples. Boot presented Lisa with a beautiful gold pin with little rhinestones on it.

This afternoon we had coffee with our friend Atom. We hadn't seen her since before our trip to America. We got caught up on her trip to London, and stories about her puppy.

Tomorrow evening we'll be going to an art exhibit opening at Prataap Jai. They're featuring local artists from the Sankhong Village, where the center is located. This same neighborhood is hosting a 'Happy Street' every Sunday, similar to the downtown Saturday Walking Street.

The river has risen quite a bit this week. When we drove over the bridge into town we noticed that a few of the steps that were installed on the bank are now submerged. We are fortunate that in our area, because of the elevation, there is no major flooding.

Have a Wonderful WeekEnd. Now it's time for the 'Funnies'.

Lipstick at School

According to a news report, a certain private school in Washington
recently was faced with a unique problem. A number of 12-year-old
girls were beginning to use lipstick and would put it on in the
bathroom.

That was fine, but after they put on their lipstick they would press
their lips to the mirror leaving dozens of little lip prints.

Every night, the maintenance man would remove them and the next day,
the girls would put them back. Finally the principal decided that
something had to be done. She called all the girls to the bathroom and
met them there with the maintenance man. She explained that all these
lip prints were causing a major problem for the custodian who had to
clean the mirrors every night.

To demonstrate how difficult it had been to clean the mirrors, she
asked the maintenance man to show the girls how much effort was
required. He took out a long-handled squeegee, dipped it in the
toilet, and cleaned the mirror with it. Since then, there have been no
lip prints on the mirror.

There are teachers, and then there are educators...

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