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It was another very warm day here in Chiang Rai. That was nice after the temperature dropped to 58 last night. We took measures to avoid the flu, lunched with a friend, tried to walk the dogs, and filled our weekend calendar.

A lot of you knew this song. It was an easy one, and there's still time if you haven't figured it out. Here's more:
"Do I have to tell the story of a thousand rainy days, since we first met? It's a big enough umbrella, but it's always me that ends up getting wet. __ __ __ __ __ __ __, everything she do just turns me on. Even though my life before was tragic, now I know my love for her goes on." Hint: They had tea in the Sahara with Roxanne. There's a mention of prestidigitation in this one. Hmm, where's that dictionary?

This morning we went to Overbrook Hospital, which is a few minutes from our house. We wanted to get flu shots and make appointments for teeth cleaning. As we walked into the big room where everything happens we heard music. In the entrance area there were four local musicians playing traditional instruments, and a woman singing. It added a comforting vibe to the place. Inside, we went through the usual check-in which included a weigh-in, and blood pressure reading. Then it was time to wait. Just as we were moving to different chairs in hopes that they'd notice us, a nurse came and asked what we needed. She sent us to sit in front of a doctors office. Lisa decided to go see our friend Pai, who is a nurse that has helped us in the past. She sent us to the pharmacy to get the vaccine and had us come to the treatment room where she works. It saved a ton of time. While we were getting our shots she told us about her vacation in Europe. As we were leaving she gave Lisa a big hug. Now that's the way to practice medicine.

We had lunch at Doi Chaang with our friend Rachel, from The Sold Project. She's leaving tonight for the States and we wanted to spend some time with her. It was a great visit and we shared some ideas we had for promoting the project. We'll see her again when she returns in January.

This afternoon we were going to take the dogs for their first 'walk' outside the walls of the Big Brown House. We walked them around the yard for a bit and then approached the gate. As soon as it opened Daku started tugging on his leash. We got out onto the apron of the driveway and he got all excited. The black dog from next door, appropriately named 'Black', was out roaming around. Both of our dogs have a relationship with him based purely on sniffing under the gate. They've never met. Down the street there was another dog running around and they were getting a little crazy. In addition, the traffic was starting to build up so we decided to take them in and close the gate. We played with the ball and they got a good run and then a little more leash training. It was an experience for all of us.

Tomorrow we're going to a surprise birthday party for a friend of ours. On Saturday we will attend a wedding reception for our friend Sutheera's brother and his new bride. It should be interesting.

Have a Thrilling Thursday.

Peace,
Danny

"It is one of the most beautiful compensations
of this life that no man can sincerely
try to help another without helping himself."
~Ralph Waldo Emerson

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