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Hi,

So far, we’re staying at about 100F every day.  To say one gets used to it might be true over time, but I don’t want to find out.  It’s that heavy heat that feels like it’s pushing you into the earth.  Ready for rain.

Only a few people remembered the ‘Zany Day’ song.  There’s still time to make a stab at it.  Here’s verse one:

“Grape wine in a Mason jar, homemade and brought to school by a friend of mine.  ’N’ after class, me and him and this other fool decide that we’ll drink up what’s left.  __-__-__, so we helped ourself.  First time for everything, mm, my ears still ring.”  Hint:  I think the song speaks for itself.  The three word title describes an action.  Oh my.

Right before going to bed last night there was a notice on my phone from Facebook stating that there had been a major 6.9 earthquake in Myanmar.  It had a map with a circle showing the potential harm area.  Chiang Rai was in the circle.  There was also a button to report if one was safe.  I pushed the button.  The fact is, we didn’t feel a thing.  Most of the force was quite a bit northwest of us.  I believe most of the quake was felt in Myanmar, India and Nepal.  Anyway, nothing to see here.

This morning we learned that Big C had no shortage of customers the day after Songkran.  The place was busy and we were doing our part.  People were still stocking up on Songkran essentials like little buckets, water guns, and flower shirts.  We watched a family pour small cups of water over a large seated Buddha, one of the more reverent things to do this holiday.  On the other end of the observance scale there were the pick-up trucks roaming around with squirt guns and the roadside water tossers.  Chiang Rai is quite tame compared to some of the larger cities, especially the ones with big tourist numbers.  This link is from the Bangkok Post and it shows Songkran celebrations in different parts of Thailand.  http://www.bangkokpost.com/photo/photo/932301/songkran-2016

Our friend Sutheera came over to take Lisa to lunch, but before they left we all hung out and talked about Songkran, the weather, and our changing city.  Lisa and Sutheera went to The Wanderer which was very crowded.  They had decided to stay open through the Songkran week and it looks like a good decision.  Blue and I lunched at home and went down memory lane talking about our early days in music, among other thing.  Good times.

This afternoon we heard that splashing/laughter sound again.  Gong, Gop and Chompoo were playing in the pool.  Earlier, Gong did some trimming on some bushes and worked on his vegetable garden.  I think it’s going to be great when he’s working here full-time.  Being able to have the yard attended to as it needs it instead of once a month will keep it looking nice all the time.  

This ice rink at Central Festival in Chiang Mai would be the perfect place to hang out these days.  Just looking at it makes me feel better (555).

Have a Thrilling Thursday.

                 Peace,

                           Danny

“There is a voice

that doesn’t use words.

Listen.”

~Rumi