Friday, July 18, 2014

Friday Funnies

Hi,

Chiang Rai got more rain today.  As we recovered from yesterday's adventure, ticks got picked, and teeth got pulled.

The 'Zany Day' song was "Mellow Yellow" by Donovan.  Time to visit 'Old School Friday' and see just what you still remember (555).  "When this old world starts getting me down, and people are just too much for me to face.  I climb way up to the top of the stairs and all my cares just drift right into space.  (__ __ __ __)  __ __ __, it's peaceful as can be.  And there, the world below can't bother me... __ __ __ __."  Hint:  What is on top of a building?  I wonder if this group could see Broadway from their vantage point.  

This morning we had a little list of things to do, but we moved them to the afternoon.  After the dog play Lisa started doing the morning 'tick check' on Daku.  This has become a twice-a-day thing that helps, but doesn't eliminate them.  I joined in and about an hour went by.  Just when you think you're done, another tick presents itself.  As soon as we have a weather window and the spray man is free, we have to spray the lawn and wash the dogs.  Welcome to the Twilight Zone.

This afternoon we went for a massage.  About half way through we heard rain on the roof.  It began slowly and then became a roar.  Of course, we had left the umbrellas in the van.  When we were done, Khun See walked us to the van with a large umbrella.  The water from the sky slowed down and stayed around through the evening.

Phase two of Cat's tooth pulling ordeal was tonight.  Since she knew what was going to happen, and she had survived last week, she wasn't as nervous.  Driving through the drizzle to the dentists office on a Friday night was like an obstacle course.  Friday is 'going out' night in Chiang Rai.  In the village where the office is located, the 7-11 was the happening place.  The food stalls on the sidewalk were cooking up dinners, and that sense of neighborhood was very present.  Parking is supposed to be alternated between each side of the street, but tonight it looked like nobody cared.  That makes the street just wide enough for one lane of traffic.  Cars would wait for an opening and then proceed.  It made it look much busier than it was.  Dr. Upra made sure Cat was totally numb before getting to work and that's a good thing.  When it was over, as we were leaving, he offered her some little bags of warm soy milk that another patient had brought him.  He said it would be soothing for her.  This is a far cry from my early dental experiences.  It's really cool to have a dentist like him.  Normally, when we come home, Daku comes upstairs with us, but tonight he is staying with Cat.  What a guy.

Heavy rain has been predicted for the weekend.  We're supposed to go to an event at Wat Rong Khun in the morning, which will be partially outside.  Hmm, guess we'll have to see what the sky has to say about that.

Today's photo was taken last week while riding around.  Cat mentioned a large Buddha and we didn't know what she was talking about.  She said it was up the road from us, so we went looking for it.  It wasn't hard to find, looming above the landscape.  It's a work in progress, but if you look at the car in the foreground, you'll get a sense of it's size.


Have a Wonderful WeekEnd.      Time for the 'Funnies'.

                   Peace,
                             Danny


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