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Hi,

The day began like a fall day. Then it got warm and spring like, then clouds rolled in and the forecast calls for rain. Maybe. Rain would be good for the lawns and the crops. Today we went on a shopping tour for veggies and fruit.

That 'Easy Monday' song that kept you awake was "Love The One You're With" by Stephen Stills. It was from his first solo LP. I got mail from Bruce requesting the year 1991. It's time to give the youngsters some play. I'll expect some responses to these songs from you 'kids'. (555) We'll kick off 'Songs of '91' with a tune that no one understood. Here's your chance to show what you knew: "And I forget just why I taste. Oh yeah, I guess it makes me smile. I found it hard, it's hard to find. Oh well, whatever, nevermind. Hello, hello, hello, how low?..." Clue: This was one of the records that helped create a new genre that evolved out of Seattle. Hmm, what's that aroma?

This morning we went to Makro for juice drink ingredients. They had celery, which saves us a trip to another store. Some things are coming back on the shelves. Where sugar had been scarce, we saw a big pallet full today. Still no regular potato chips though. We spotted 'Rock Spicy Chili' chips, 'Peking Duck' chips, and 'Seaweed' chips for a change of pace. We went over to the frozen meat section to see what their turkeys looked like. They were too big to take home, but I did stroll down the aisle to see what was available. Nothing we eat I assure you, but there was wild boar, black chicken, crocodile, and snapping turtle. I ran from the area.

At the vegetable/fruit market I got distracted when I noticed a true 'motorbike' in one of the aisles. Some of you may remember the Wizard from the '50s. It was basically a bicycle with a small one-cylinder engine. (wanted one so bad) The one I saw today was very slick and modern. It had a front disc brake, leather seat, white-walls, and the name 'Road Wing' on the black gas tank. It belongs to one of the women vendors and she's quite proud of her ride. It brought a smile.

We saw another first time sighting today. There is a woman driving a Samlor. This has been the domain of older men as long as we've been here. There has been lots of talk about whether the tradition of the Samlor, the three-wheeled, peddle driven taxi could survive if no young people got involved. Maybe things are changing.

While sitting in traffic this morning, I was a bit surprised when a motorbike with three young people on it made a U-turn within the lane and drove down the wrong side of the divided street. There's something about free-form driving that changes all perspective. Where am I, what just happened? Amazing.

Tomorrow we're going to Thanksgiving dinner so this message will arrive early in some locations. Friday we've been invited to an art exhibit at Baan Si Dum (The Black House). The adventure continues.

Time for Wacky Wednesday.

Peace,
Danny

"We shall not cease from exploration
And the end of all our exploring
Will be to arrive where we started
And know the place for the first time."
~T. S. Eliot

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