Friday, March 15, 2013

Friday Funnies

Hi,

A very hot day turned out to be one filled with yes, no, maybe and lots of little dramas.  The players include a well, and an injured stray dog.  It all ended well (pardon the pun) as far as we can tell.

I can't believe I got you with our 'Zany Day' song.  It was Dolly Parton singing "9 to 5".  Moving right along, it's time for another dose of 'Old School Friday'.  "Deep down Louisiana close to New Orleans, way back up in the woods among the evergreens, there stood a log cabin made of earth and wood, where lived a country boy named __ __ __.  Who never ever learned to read or write so well, but he could play a guitar just like ringin' a bell."  Hint:  The title is a name, it's sung by a legend, and you should know this.

Dogs have a sense about certain things.  Our dogs live behind a wall, protected from the world, but when they hear other dogs they respond.  BamBam and Daku are both very sensitive to other dogs in trouble.  Today something happened outside the wall, in front of the house that was not clear to us, but it caused both dogs to keep running back to the front gate in an agitated manner.  It turns out that a dog was injured and was across the street.  At first, we didn't think anything was wrong because he was lying by the road, his head up looking very dignified.  Lisa took him some water and we called the vet to see if they could come and get him.  It was going to be hours.  In the early afternoon, after canvasing the neighborhood to see if anyone knew the dog, we decided to take him to the vet.  When we went to get him he was gone.  Someone must have come and taken him because he could not have left on his own.  

The men showed up to dig the well today.  We left the house before they began.  When we returned from grocery shopping there were four men, an engine driven drill, and a bunch of mud in our yard.  I couldn't figure out how all the stuff connected to drill a well, but it looked impressive.  When we got back from the dog drama they were in the back corner of the yard, trying a previous well.  They told us the new well didn't have enough water, and neither did the old one.  They went deeper on the new well and I guess they hit 'pay water'.  We will have lots of water after all, and tomorrow they will come and install the concrete slab for the water tank and pump.  The adventure continues.

Whenever we go to Makro, the airport, or anyplace north of town, we drive through the village of Ban Mai.  There is a large temple that has been going through a major remodel for several years.  Today when we passed there were crowds of people in the street, security guards directing traffic, a parade, and truck loads of costumed Hill Tribes, all coming for the celebration of the re-opening.  In the smaller villages there is usually just one temple and it is a hub for the community.  We managed to capture part of the crowd as they entered the temple grounds.


Don't forget to set your timers for the Formula One Australian Gran Prix this weekend.  Zoom. 

Have a Wonderful WeekEnd.   Now it's time for a laugh.

                      Peace,
                                 Danny


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