Knowing

Hi,

Another warm SoCal day.  It was a good day for motoring around town, taking care of business.  Clear blue skies are a welcome sight.  Next week it will be rain clouds most likely, since we’ll be back in Thailand.

The ‘Easy Monday’ song was “Drive My Car” by The Beatles.  Here’s a ‘Zany Day’ song for you:  “__ __ __ __ makes a hard man humble, not too much between despair and ecstasy.  __ __ __ __ and the tough guys tumble, can’t be too careful with your company.  I can feel the Devil walking next to me.”  Clue:  You won’t get bored with this board.

Our Tuesday morning began with nearly an hour at the bank.  We had to close out my mom's bank account, which looked like it was going to get complicated.  One of the bank officials helped make it easier and though it took a long time, it wasn’t painful at all.  

It’s interesting how some credit cards were easier to cancel than things that didn’t involve money.  The Auto Club was someplace that surprised me in that they required a copy of the death certificate, yet department stores did not.  

We had lunch at Emerald Thai with cousin John and his son Etienne.  It was the first time in many years that we have had an opportunity to sit and talk.  There was a lot of family history discussed, as well as stories from childhood.  We all learned something and it was our first time meeting Etienne, who is 19 and about to start college in Colorado.  

After lunch we took August up to Century City to meet some friends. We used Google Maps and had fun seeing if the ‘voice’ was going to get us there.  In the beginning she predicted our time of arrival.  She was exactly right about when we’d get there.  We used it again getting to the Marina and again, she timed it perfectly.  Hmm, how do they do that?  Now, if it will work in Thailand I will be totally impressed (555).

Today’s photo was taken outside of the bank yesterday.  A sign of the times?  Notice that she’s playing on a tablet.

Today was the day we made our traditional visit to Ross.  It was semi-productive, but there are more locations if we feel the need (555)  On our way home we got dinner at a place we used to frequent when we lived here.  The Empanada Place was like going back in time.  The place hadn’t changed a bit.  

This morning we will fly to the San Jose Airport, then drive up to San Leandro for our Cousin’s Lunch.  We will be joined this time by our friend Rachel, the president of The Sold Project.  The original plan was for her to bring Cat with her, but Cat’s trip was postponed.  It will be fun to see Rachel and for her to meet The Cousins.  After lunch we’ll drive south to Mountain View, which is near Palo Alto.  We’re staying at an AirBnB location that’s in a house.  This will be a new experience.  I’ll be writing to you from there.

It’s gonna be a Wacky Wednesday.

                    Peace,

                              Danny

“The art of knowing is

knowing what to ignore.”

~Rumi