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Hi,

All day it seemed like just another day of the same ‘maybe’ weather.  This afternoon we got rain and it’s still raining this evening.  It comes in waves and it’s coming hard.  

This week’s ‘Zany Day’ song is from the 60s, by a group of guys who are still Rockin’ it.  Maybe you know them.

“Well, I sat right there in my seat, feeling like a king.  With the whole world right at my feet, ‘Of course I’ll have a drink’…. Get me on __ __ __, get me on __ __ __.”  Clue:  This mode of travel moves a lot faster than a stone that rolls (555).

Today the Little Black Van never left The Big Brown House.  The only person who left the compound was Cat, who had another testing day at school.  The yard crew was supposed to come and do their thing, but that was delayed until tomorrow.  Now I’m hoping that the storm will end in time for the yard to completely drain.  

We learned that Natcha and Gong will be married sometime in August.  No word yet as to what kind of wedding it will be.  From a purely selfish point of view, I’m hoping there will be a traditional element involved.  We’ve never seen a Hill Tribe wedding.  

If the yard crew comes tomorrow, we will definitely be leaving the house in the morning.  They use ‘weed-wackers’ to mow the lawns and it gets quite noisy.  There are a few things that need to be dealt with in the outside world.  We have an ongoing problem with our Wi-Fi signal and it looks like we have to go back to our provider and once again, complain about the sluggish performance.  One of the problems of living on the outskirts of town is the fact that they ran a ‘basic’ cable out here and we can’t get the speeds they advertise in the city.  It also means that as new customers are added, we think we’re sharing with more people.  That equals more traffic trying to get through that tiny wire.  We usually have Cat with us when we try to tackle difficult problems like this, but she’ll be in school. Blue speaks Thai and I draw good pictures, so maybe we can communicate.  

From time to time, there are reminders that we live in a different place.  Not the daily reminders, but things like ads that tell us the iWatch is coming to Thailand, and it’s been available other places for months.  The same is true for TV shows and some movies.  Most of it doesn’t mean much as far as our consumption, but it makes the delay apparent.  

When the weather looks like it’s going to rain but doesn’t, I imagine that a lot of folks on motorbikes get caught unprepared when it finally dumps.  Today is a perfect example.  There are those who keep a thin raincoat under their seat just in case.  Then there are those who take it when they’re sure it will rain.  The last group never bought one and just rides soaking wet to their destination.  Life on two wheels.

The photo for today was taken at Aye’s Deli.  The picket fence was installed on top of the brick wall when more privacy became necessary.  It’s a clever idea that we may some day incorporate on our rear wall if a house is ever built behind us.

Have a Thrilling Thursday.

                Peace,

                          Danny  

“Until the lion learns how to write, 

every story will glorify the hunter.”
~African proverb