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Hi,
I totally forgot to tell you about our Super Bowl experience. The listings showed an air-time of 5:30 (a.m.) which meant I'd be recording it, for sure. I'm curious, but not fanatical. Anyway, we waited until the game was over, and settled down to watch the pre-game. At first we were a little bummed. There were three Thai guys, obviously talking football, in Thai. With the help of fast-forward, we got to what looked like a full screen picture of the stadium. I was right. We heard voices and they were in English. Part of our curiosity was to see the commercials. Well, there were none. It was like when we had our big dish and we'd get 'wild feeds' from different parts of the country. There's a show, and then silence, where commercials would go. Sometimes there would be little conversations between the commentators, when they thought their mikes were off. So, needless to say, we enjoyed the game and the breaks.
"I've taken my bows And my curtain calls You brought me fame and fortune And everything that goes with it I thank you all But it's been no bed of roses No pleasure cruise....and we mean to go on and on and on, __ __ __ __-__ __..."
Hint: What are the Giants singing?
We're having warm weather again. Actually, mid-day is hot. There have been predictions of a very hot summer. By then, we'll have a pool to sit in, for cooling off. Speaking of the pool, I've come up with a unique design. The plan is for a parallelogram. When you see the hole, you'll understand.
Today we went to the bus station to get tickets for another Chiang Mai run. There was a big commotion in the parking lot. It looked like Red Bull was having a major promotion, complete with motorcycles, models, and a very loud P.A. system. After we got our tickets, we went looking for a broom for Boot and some glue remover. Imagine, trying to explain to someone who doesn't understand you, that you need something to take glue off the dashboard of your truck. As it happened, we parked in front of a store that looked like it should know. No English understood. Just then, two teenagers appeared. I think the girl was the owner's daughter. They understood, and even though they didn't have what we wanted, she wrote it down in Thai, so we could ask someone else. Whew.
We moved on to the Tractor store to visit Jen and her sons and invite them to dinner. During the course of our conversations, we showed off the new truck and the dashboard came up. (see, there was a carpet thing on it and we took it off) One of Jen's employees ended up removing it all with rubbing compound. That search is over. The family will come to dinner next Saturday. The Chinese New Year celebrations begin on number 7. It will be interesting to see what goes on in Chiang Rai, since it has such a strong Chinese connection.
Just as we were leaving the Tractor store, the Red Bull parade came down the street. There were boys and girls on the motorcycles, a flatbed truck with a cop seated on a bike, posing. and another truck with the P.A. system. I'll post the pics on Flickr.
Now it's time for a Happy Tuesday.

Peace,
Danny

"Let yourself be silently drawn by the strange pull of what you really love.
It will not lead you astray."
~Rumi


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