Friday Funnies

Hi,
The week has flown by and it's Friday already. Life here has been pretty steady for us. We've had glimpses of news from other parts of the world and I have to say, I'm likin' Chiang Rai. Not to say there are no problems here, but we're not being impacted like some places. I know that sounds a little vague. It was supposed to be.
"Don't You Worry 'Bout A Thing" by Stevie Wonder, or as Arnold wrote 'Steveland Morris. Here's something from the early 70s:
"And the sign said 'Long-haired freaky people need not apply' So I tucked my hair up under my hat and I went in to ask him why..."
Clues: The title is buried in that first line and the name of the group told us how many. Hmm.
As you can probably tell by now, our world is mostly revolving around the nearly completed house. We've been told that it will be ready for us on June 1, but I'm not holding my breath. I'll admit, the progress is rapid, but we've never seen anything like this come in on time. In spite of all that I just said, we went over today and there was paint on some of the walls. We got a chance to see some color for the first time. More warmth and contrast. I think we finally communicated what we want in our closet and the kitchen storage may not be an issue any more. Oh, the gate is getting a motor after all. There's a huge house down the soi (street) that's been under construction for three years (the guy keeps changing things). Supat was talking to the owner and he knew a company that gave us a deal on motors for both houses.
I took some pics of the colors today and I'll post them later. We usually go to the site after lunch, but today we went in the late morning. We were there when it was time for the lunch break and it was a trip seeing the various 'crews' huddling in their 'spots' around the house. One minute there were people all over the place doing this and that, and then it was quiet.
Tomorrow we're having a guest for lunch. We first met her over the phone when we were in NZ. She was there for a conference that Dan was involved with. When he found out she was from the Chiang Rai area, he made a point of getting us in touch with her. We're finally going to meet her in person. She's a college level educator. This should be interesting.
It just starting raining. It's around 8:30 p.m. and we knew it was coming. I'll say it again: 'This is not the rainy season'. Oh. It will be nice to go through the real rainy season in our new house. Right now, we have to go outside to get to the kitchen. That alone will be a big change.
It's time for the 'Funnies'. Have a Fantastic WeekEnd.

Peace,
Danny

Headhunters!

A missionary was going in to the most remote section of Africa. He
found a native that would take him upstream to a tribe of headhunters
cut off from civilization. In the distance they could hear drums.
"What is that drumming?" he asked nervously. The native replied,
"Drums okay, but if they stop it would be very bad".

The drums continued for 3 days as they got closer to the headhunters'
village. Then without warning the drums suddenly stopped. The forest
fell eerily silent. With panic in his voice, the missionary calls out
to the guide, "The drums have stopped! What happens now?" The guide
crouched down, covered his head with his hands and with despair in his
voice, answered, "Tuba solo."

Gettin' Funky, Thai Style

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