Hi,
I would like to thank all of you who wrote in with Birthday greetings. It was a wonderful day and it's nice to hear from you.
I got a lot of mail on this one. It really was an 'Easy Monday' this time. Here's a little more to consider:
"I was raised by a toothless, bearded hag. I was schooled with a strap right across my back. But it's all right now, in fact, it's a gas. But it's all right, I'm __ __ __ it's a gas, gas, gas." Hint: The title sounds like an exercise from P.E. class combined with a bright light.
It isn't every day that one celebrates 70 years. Today began with one of my favorite things to eat: French Toast prepared by my Baby. We had a lunch date with our dear friend Pat (Atom) and right before we left, Boot came upstairs with two slices of chocolate cake, complete with '70' candles. We saved it for later. (555)
Lunch was at a place we've been meaning to try called 'Destiny'. They serve Thai and Western food. I had a chicken burger that was very good. The jury is still out on the rest of the menu since the other two meals left a little to be desired. The ambience was cool and the service was good so we'll probably go back. We always have a combination of conversations with Pat, ranging from deep to very funny. She reminded us of another Chinese tradition that her family observed. The ancestors of the family are included in the New Year celebration by setting a place at the table and later burning facsimiles of real things you want them to have. They burned play money, paper clothes, and this year they included an iPhone and an iPad. Her father joked about making sure they had a good connection for email. This explained the constant clouds of smoke that we saw yesterday, coming from the house across the street.
Our car has been pretty dirty since the storm last week so we decided to get it washed and have coffee at Doi Chaang. We also had some language CDs to take to our friend David, a young man from Scotland. We had a fun time talking about pets, the state of architecture and building in his home country, and his adventures in learning to be a barista.
The photo of the day comes from the streets of Chiang Rai. There are many ways to get around and this is just one of them. Lisa labeled this one 'Precarious Ride' and I think it fits.
Boot made one of my favorite dinners for me, and we had the birthday cake for dessert. Hanging out with young people, and getting lots of communication from Facebook friends and family has made this a very Happy Birthday indeed.
Have a Happy Tuesday.
Peace,
Danny
in the world cannot be seen nor touched...
but are felt in the heart."
~Helen Keller
Gettin' Funky, Thai Style
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