Friday Funnies

Hi,
I guess a bunch of the regulars are on vacation. I really expected to hear from them. Send a post-card or something. Speaking of vacations, just a reminder that we'll be in Bali from #3 to #11 of March. It's so much fun, referring to days by their actual number instead of third. It's number 3. I'll try to send this message every day, but if you don't get your email, look for it on the blog site.
We went over to Overbrook hospital today. They took a couple of x-rays of my hip and spine. Fortunately, the medicine he gave me is what I'd been taking, ibuprofen. I got a shot today that seemed to help. I have a strained ligament. Can you say 'ouch'? The whole thing was much less than it would have been in the states.
I'll bet you were going to get out without a song for the weekend. Ha! Not a chance. I get sidetracked sometimes, but I can still remember a few things. "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" by The Police was the song. I just know you know this one: "I feel like this is the beginning, though I've loved you for a million years. And If I thought of our love ending, I'd find myself drowning in my own tears.
__ __ __ __ __ __ __..." Clue: According to the joke below, the artist plays golf. There's a word in the title that you, in L.A., haven't seen a lot of for a while. Trivia: This song and the last one had titles with seven words. Hmm.
End of the week observations. Whether you're in Thailand or any other country where you don't speak the language natively, never present a question with an answer included. For instance: 'Is this whole wheat?' Answer: Yes. The correct approach is to ask 'What kind of bread is this?' or better still 'what bread is this?' or a variation of pigeon English. Remember the clerk at the Wancome Hotel, where we lived for a month. His job was to stand at the counter and nod his head and say yes. He didn't understand a third of what we ask, but he always made us feel like he understood. Dangerous, when you're trying to find out something important. Anyway, we now ask very carefully.
The other thing we've noticed is that key words can change the concentration and focus (in any language) to the point where you'll ask a simple question and get a sentence back that has nothing to do with what you ask. Or, you ask why and the answer is 'yes'. Huh?
It's time for the 'Funnies', dedicated to all my golfing buddies. No, I don't play, but I know people who hit balls and walk a lot. Have a Mellow March WeekEnd. Oh, and Happy Leap Year Day, if there is such a thing.

Peace,
Danny


Stevie Wonder and Jack Nicklaus are in a bar. Stevie mentions that they ought
to get together and play a few holes.

"You play golf?" asks Jack.

Stevie says, "Yes, I have been playing for years."

"But I thought you were blind; how can you play golf if you are blind?" Jack
asks.

"I get my caddie to stand in the middle of the fairway and he calls to me. I
listen for the sound of his voice and play the ball towards him, then when I
get to where the ball lands the caddie moves to the green or further down the
fairway and again I play the ball towards his voice," explains Stevie.

"But how do you putt?" Nicklaus wondered.

"Well," says Stevie, "I get my caddie to lean down in front of the hole and
call to me with his head on the ground and I just play the ball to the sound
of his voice."

Nicklaus says, "What is your handicap?"

"Well, I play off scratch," Stevie assures Jack.

Nicklaus is incredulous and says to Stevie, "We must play a game sometime."

Wonder replies, "Well, people don`t take me seriously so I only play for
money, and I never play for less than $100,000 a hole."

Nicklaus thinks it over and says, "OK, I`m up for that. When would you like
to play?"

"I don`t care - any night next week is OK with me."


Gettin' Funky, Thai Style

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