Hi,
We are now in Culver City, California. First impression is that it's cold. Of course, those of you who live here already knew that. Fortunately, we have warm clothes here so we'll be OK.
Our local phone numbers are as follows: Lisa (310) 227-2351 and Danny (310) 494-1179.
The 'Song of '75' was "Fame" by David Bowie. For 'Old School Friday' we go back to 1960 for a holiday favorite:
"Bells will be ringing the glad, glad news. Oh, what a Christmas to have the blues. My baby's gone, I have no friends to wish me greetings once again... __ __ __ __ __, __ __ __ __ __. If not by Christmas, then New Year's night."
Clue: This bluesy number is a plea by the singer, hoping his girl will arrive for the holidays.Thursday morning, Thailand time, we had breakfast at the hotel and then a comfortable ride to the airport. When we went to check in, there was no one at the counters for EVA Airlines. We were too early. There was time to hang out and watch all the travelers from around the world. After we checked in it was time to stand in line at passport control. Right behind us in the line was a group of vacationers going back to Russia. They were having a fun time, chattering away and we had no idea what it was all about.
Our plane sat on the runway for quite awhile before take off. That meant that when we got to Taipai, we had to go straight to the gate for our flight to America. The timing was perfect and the final leg of the journey was under way.
All the announcements are given in Mandarin, Thai and English. It's interesting to listen to the languages and notice the difference in length. We're recognizing more of the Thai these days, but it still goes by fast.
The lines at LAX immigration and customs were much better than the last time we entered the country. There were lots of agents working and it was a breeze.
When we arrived at our Culver City 'home', August was there to greet us, along with the dogs, Peaches and Lola. As we unpacked our bags August told us all about how he had made his laptop look like an Apple by downloading images for his screen. His wonderful sense of humor helped warm us up.
Saturday evening we'll be going to Pasadena for a Family Dinner and then hanging out at my Mom's house in Altadena.
Have a Wonderfilled WeekEnd. Have a Happy Whatever you celebrate. Now it's time for the 'Funnies'.
Peace,
Danny
A Few Laws of Golf
Your best round of golf will be followed immediately by your worst round ever. The probability of the latter increases with the number of people you tell about the former.
Brand new golf balls are water-magnetic. Though this cannot be proven in the lab, it is a known fact that the more expensive the golf ball, the greater it's attraction to water.
Golf balls never bounce off of trees back into play. If one does, the tree is breaking the law of the universe and should be cut down.
Golf carts always run out of juice at the farthest point from the clubhouse.
Gettin' Funky, Thai Style
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