Friday Funnies

Hi,

Today it rained off and on all day.  Nothing heavy, but mostly a steady, medium downpour.  Daku was not amused.  His morning run was cut a little short.  Friends in Pattaya had heavy rain and some flooding.  We’ve been spared most of the rainy season dramas this year, so far.

The ‘Zany Day’ song was “Back in the U.S.S.R.” by The Beatles.  ‘Old School Friday’ should be familiar to most.

“Come on baby, let’s do __ __.  Come on baby, let’s do __ __.  Take me by my little hand and it goes like this.  Ee-yah, baby, baby __.  Ooh yeah, just like this. Come on little miss and do __ __.”  Clue:  This is a silly dance song from around 1962 that swept the world.  It was sung by a slightly overweight gentleman.  It was first done by a band that paved the way for what is now Rock and Roll.

With the exception of a trip to the main road for eggs, we spent the whole day at home.  It was quite nice.  We did some cleaning, bulb changing, and that heroic task of turning the mattress over.  It’s a big mattress.

Daku is still going through the tick, hotspot miseries.  We have been limiting his time outside, and spraying his feet and legs with a non-toxic repellent but it only seems to work sometimes.  To make matters worse, we discovered that his ‘hood’ has been irritating his neck so we have to leave it off.  That means we have to monitor him more closely.  He tries hard to cooperate.  He understands when we say ‘No lick’ when he’s licking a spot that we’re trying to heal.  I guess it’s good that he likes to sleep a lot (555).

This photo was taken on the road to Immigration.  I was curious about the decorations around the school sign.  We have never seen anything like it and can’t figure out what the Thai connection is.  There are deer in Thailand, but not in Chiang Rai.  Oh well, it’s fun to look at.

On Sunday we’re going to the Art Bridge opening of an exhibit by our friend Cornelis.  He makes collages using photos from magazines.  Each piece uses lots of copies of the same image glued into amazing patterns.  He and his partner Anoi have become very good friends and Cornelis has been helpful and encouraging when it comes to the art world.  He has lived in Thailand for over 20 years, and is originally from Belgium.

I’ll be setting the recorder this weekend so I can watch the Formula One race from Singapore.  They go all out in Singapore for this evening street race.  Check it out, if only for the spectacle. It’s something to see.

Have a Wonderful WeekEnd.          It’s time for the ‘Funnies’.

                Peace,

                          Danny