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Hi,

The weekend weather in Chiang Rai seemed to be a mixed bag, depending on where you were.  We had all day rain on Friday. There was rain everywhere, all day.  The rest of the weekend was sunny and warm.  

The ‘Old School Friday’ song was “School Days” by Chuck Berry.  On to ‘Easy Monday’ and another solo artist.

“How many roads must a man walk down, before you can call him a man?  How many seas must a white dove sail before she sleeps in the sand?  Yes, and how many times must the cannonballs fly before they’re forever banned?

The answer, my friend is __ __ __ __.  The answer is __ __ __ __.”  Hint:  Moving air is sometimes called this (as in the title).  In his early career, the artist proclaimed himself a writer, not a singer.  Yep.

Saturday morning we went to The Wanderer for coffee/tea and Roti.  Even though it had only been two weeks away, it felt like a different place.  I suppose things do grow when it rains for two weeks (555).  We had nice visits with Kwan and her mom, Noot.  We took them some healthy dog treats, a vegetable blend that Natcha makes.  Joey, the little rescue dog was a ball of energy and finally calmed down and went to work when he got one of the healthy bone chews.  When we told them about our plan for burying Daku’s ashes, they said they would find the right plant for us to put over them. 

Our next destination was the one we’d been avoiding since before our return.  Going to Dr. Arnon’s clinic to get the ashes was as tough as we suspected.  We took all of the unused medication, and returned them to Dr. Arnon.  He said he would give them to families that didn’t have much money.  That made us feel good.  Then it was time to leave and they gave us the ashes. We left as quickly as we could.  We held on until we were in the van.  

Saturday afternoon we went to Little C on our way home from trying to hunt down a Golden Retriever kennel we read about.  It seems that they have been out of business, even though everyone in the area knew who they were.  

At Little C we discovered that it’s the place to be on a Saturday afternoon.  Young people streaming into the multiples theater, families strolling, eating, shopping in the ‘north of the river’ version of the mall.  It was very cool to see.

Sunday, after my meeting, we went back to The Wanderer for lunch with our friend Edwin.  It was another fun informative time.  We gave our impressions of the ‘Old Country’ and considered the things that would not happen in Chiang Rai.  The thing that sparked the new thread was when I told him about the parking meters wanting credit cards.  The 4 Baht crew would be out of work if meters came to town.  We didn’t know that you can park all day for 10 Baht.  We’ve never been inclined to want to stay downtown all day, but it’s good to know.  

Sometimes, being a consumer can be a difficult thing.  Imagine my confusion as I read about this product.

This week began with tea at The Wanderer with Atom and Cat.  The four of us had a great time.  It was still a little cool from the night before and everything seemed alive.  Today was a holiday, celebrating the birthday of The King.  The actual day was yesterday, but that means a Monday off.  By the time we were leaving, the place was getting crowded with lunch parties.  

Our plan to get another puppy is in place.  We finally found one in Chiang Mai, through a place that protects breeders by not subjecting the dogs to lots of visitors.  They take care of all of the early tests and make sure the pups are healthy, have a GPS chip, and all of their shots.  We have to wait until he’s 8 weeks old, so we have 6 weeks of torture before we can bring him home.  He’ll start life with us on the road trip from Chiang Mai.  

Have a Great Week.

                   Peace,

                             Danny

“How sad it is that we give up on

people who are just like us.”

~Fred Rogers