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Hi,

We had a tiny bit of relief from the heat today. The humidity was up and there's a forecast for rain. We'll see if that happens. A couple of favorite spots were visited, a few errands run, and life is good in Chiang Rai.

The 'Easy Monday' song was "Wichita Lineman" as sung by Glen Campbell, and written by Jimmy Webb. I couldn't 'trip' back to the 'Summer of Love' without offering this signature song written to honor the Monterey Pop Festival:
"__ __ __ __ __ __, (__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __). __ __ __ __ __ __ __, you're gonna meet some gentle people there." Clue: I know it looks crazy, but it's one of the longest titles in history, I think. Had to use the blanks or you would figure it out too quickly. (Ha) So easy.

This morning Lisa and I went out and did 'leaf detail', raking up the giant leaves from across the road. The trees are looking pretty bare so it won't be long before this part of the season is over. The dogs are starting to lose interest, most of the time.

Late morning found us sipping coffee at Doi Chaang. Then we walked down to the pharmacy warehouse, and stopped at the watch guy's. We also went to the DTAC shop, which is one of the major phone carriers here. Our 'Guest phone' needed a new SIM card. There were a few moments of laughter trying to get them to give us what we needed, and also cancel the promo calls Lisa gets from them on her phone. We had lunch at Work At Home Bakery, one of Blue's favorite places. It was nice to sit in their air-conditioned meeting room. We had the place to ourselves and it was very relaxing.

By the time we got back to the house it was time for a little rest period. Jaffee came over later with the contract for the Bangkok art exhibit in November and Lisa signed it. They discussed some of the logistics that will be involved with putting on the show. So much is going on now, we may need a large wall calendar to keep up with ourselves.

When the temperatures go up, the activity at the river does the same. This afternoon there were a bunch of kids playing in the water near the bridge to our house. Lots of cars and trucks on the shore as families looked for a way to beat the heat. Tonight there will probably be bon fires and music.

This evening Boot made a wonderful dinner. After we'd finished, Lisa programed the 'Guest phone' so Blue can use speed dial to reach us and his son Ming, who is getting ready for finals at Stanford.

Have a Happy Tuesday.

Peace,
Danny

"You don't really understand something unless you can explain it to your grandmother."
~Albert Einstein

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