Progress

Hi,

Chiang Rai had beautiful weather today.  The morning was partly cloudy, and the afternoon had light rain.  At least that was the weather we experienced at our house.  

The ‘Easy Monday’ song was “Light My Fire” by The Doors.  Now you know what to expect for the next two songs.  

‘Zany Day’ is next and this surely qualifies:  “__ __ __ when you’re a stranger.  Faces look ugly when you’re alone.  Women seem wicked when you’re unwanted, streets are uneven when you’re down.”  Hint:  A perspective piece?

This morning, as we had breakfast, we had our last morning chat with Sherman.  After living in Bangkok and Chiang Mai, he is intrigued with the peaceful pace of our small city.  That’s what attracted us and many others who settled here.  After breakfast we did the hospital run and then came home and picked Sherman up for one final excursion.

Chivit Tamma Da was still in a ‘morning phase’ and the tables along the river view were all empty.  We usually don’t sit there, but today we wanted a front row seat of the brilliant greens of the island and a full view of the river.  

Today Lisa experienced the reverse traffic lanes after dropping me off downtown.  It appears that many drivers don’t understand that they can use both sides of the street to proceed northbound.  There was a policeman directing traffic into the empty lanes.  The odd thing is, it only lasts for one city block.  Maybe that’s all that’s needed to relieve the pressure.  We may never know.

Sometimes the simplest things make the best toys.  When Lisa returned to the house, Nitchanan had an empty paper towel tube and was singing into it.  Then she and Natcha were singing songs together.  Sorry I missed that.

Feels like a Wacky Wednesday.

                  Peace,

                            Danny

“Progress lies not in enhancing

what is, but in advancing toward

what will be.”

~Khalil Gibran