Hi,
Today was a day like yesterday and probably tomorrow, hot and smoggy. We went out in the morning and stayed in all afternoon.
Some of you remember this mystery thriller, 'Zany Day' song. Here is part of the verse that caused all the speculation: "..That nice young preacher, Brother Taylor, dropped by today, said he'd be pleased to have dinner on Sunday. Oh, by the way, he said he saw a girl that looked a lot like you up on Choctaw Ridge and she and __ __ was throwing somethin' off the Tallahatchie Bridge." Hint: The two blanks are a name, but not the complete title. What did they throw off the bridge?
This morning we left the house with a list of places to go. Our first stop was our insurance company. While we were there we had an interesting conversation with our agent, who runs the office. He told us the company is going to close the Chiang Rai office in about a month, and move him to Chiang Mai. We will still have a local claims agent, but everything else will be 'e-commerce'. He didn't seem too happy about it, but it's business. He seemed to really want to talk about it and we got more of the human side of him.
Early mornings at Big C are always pleasant, and today we had no trouble finding things. The main attraction of our morning adventure was a visit to Art Bridge to see how things were going. With the opening on Saturday, we wanted to get a feel for what to expect, and to see if all the art had been hung. Walking through a muddy maze of workers, bricks and boards, we finally arrived in the main gallery. Most of the art has been hung, and to say that it was overwhelming would be an understatement. I don't know what the membership count is at this time, but it's a lot, and each member artist can have a work represented in the gallery. It will take several days to really appreciate the beauty, artistry and craftsmanship that is being presented. There are so many styles, and approaches that my mind became overloaded with questions. How did he do that? Where did she get that idea? There were many that just required nothing more than stillness. It's thrilling to see this project come this far, and realize what it means for the artists, the community, and art in general. It is now bigger than any of us. Below is one angle of the gallery, just to show you a small portion of the art.
Back on the highway, we went to the Ban Du main post office. Our postal code is in Ban Du, even though we're closer to the Chiang Rai branch. We had to pick up mail and send mail, which seemed very formal compared to the postal coffee shop we usually go to.
Right before dinner I stepped outside and took a photo of the sun. This is what our hazy sunshine looked like at 5:40pm on our Thursday.
Have a Thrilling Thursday.
Peace,
Danny
a fool has to say something."
~Unknown
Gettin' Funky, Thai Style
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