Friday Funnies

Hi,

Today was a rainy day.  This afternoon there were two heavy downpours that soaked the yards.  They didn’t last long, but a lot of water fell from the sky.

The ‘Jazzy Wednesday’ tune was “Cloudburst” by Lambert, Hendricks and Ross.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dx4SECmHl8Y  The Hendricks vocal performance is based on a saxophone solo by Wardell Gray.  Now, time for ‘Old School Friday’.  “Many a tear has to fall, but __ __ __ __ __.  All in the wonderful game that we know as love.  You have words with him and your future’s looking dim, but these things your hearts can rise above.”  Hint:  Ballad about the ins and outs of romance?

We went back to The Wanderer this morning.  JaiDee was a little restless and we’d left his ‘Gentle Leader’ at home.  Eventually, before we even sat down, we turned around and went home to retrieve it.  He behaved a little better, knowing that he was not in control.  He was calmly lying by the table and his bowl of ice was delivered.  He jumped up and acted as if he hadn’t had ice in a year.  Once again, we were alone in the woods and it was very relaxing.

TongDee ‘inherited’ JaiDee’s dining room bed.  He misses it, so we went for a ride, trying to find a new pet store we had seen.  Our usual sources don’t have big dog beds, only beds for the little dogs.  We never did find the store, but we did get to see what Friday morning in Chiang Rai looks like.  It’s a busy place these days.  

The food delivery ‘industry’ has really taken off in Chiang Rai.  It started with ‘Food Panda’, with their pink jackets and insulated food boxes on the backs of motorbikes.  They were everywhere, and then Grab, originally a taxi company, began sending their green uniformed riders out into the world.  We found out from Cat that they get paid by the delivery, 30 Baht (about $1.00).  About 10 runs yields minimum wage, not counting the riders cost for gas.  They race around like crazy, trying to get in as many runs as possible.  It’s annoyingly fascinating.

 

This afternoon Natcha had both dogs in the kitchen.  After a few minutes, they calmed down and this is the result.

We’re expecting showers all weekend and into next week.  I guess it will be umbrellas and shoes.  Yikes!  

Have a Wonderful WeekEnd.    Time for the ‘Funnies’.   This weekend Formula 1 is in Spain.  Zoom.  

                        Peace,

                                  Danny