Shouting

Hi,

We have been assaulted by a proverbial ‘cold snap’.  The swing ‘snapped’ us back to a low of 49°F.  It was all anybody could talk about this morning.  It’s going to gradually warm up again, that’s the good news.

The ‘Old School Friday’ song was “Let Me Be Your Teddy Bear”, by Elvis Presley.  I’m going to give you all a break from the same artist for a week.  We’re moving on to the world of ‘One Hit Wonders’.  I think you’ll find this may stimulate your memories and maybe cause you to have fits of ‘Oh, oh, I know that’.  Here’s your ‘Easy Monday’ song that should be familiar:  “__-__ __, things are gonna get easier.  __-__ __ Things’ll get brighter….”  Hint:  Two syllables of sound and one word, how hard can it be?  

The big happening this weekend was the 70th birthday party for Lisa.  Almost everyone that was invited came to The Wanderer.  We had a great time seeing friends and it turned out that many of our invitees knew each other.  It’s a small town and you just never know.  The really cool thing was the cross-section of friends from different parts of our lives here in Chiang Rai.  Common interests seemed to gravitate and we had an artist table, a Recovery corner, extended family, and so on.  The staff members at The Wanderer were wonderful, bringing drinks to the private room.  All we had to do was send an order list periodically, and the drinks eventually arrived.  Cat did a great job of coordinating that part.  It was a busy Sunday, but it all worked out.  There was a long table with cake, pie, cookies and other goodies.  I can’t believe I didn’t sample anything.  Hmm.  The guest of honor got flowers and gifts that were not expected.  By the time evening came, we were totally exhausted, but smiling.

We returned to the scene of the fun this morning for coffee, roti and ice.  JaiDee was spoiled by a group of travelers from Taiwan who loved dogs.  He got lots of petting and had his picture taken a bunch.  

After taking JaiDee home, we went to Art Bridge to see the 8th annual member’s exhibition.  We always miss the opening due to our travel to the States.  There was a video playing in the lobby that gave a beautiful overview of what happened.  The finale included fireworks and laser lights.  Some of it was filmed from a drone above the gallery.  Quite impressive.

This evening Cat and her boyfriend Noom went with us to walk JaiDee.  After they walked, Noom took JaiDee for a run and he loved it.  He kept wanting to go faster and faster.  That’s our boy, Mr. Energy.

Tomorrow our friend Atom is coming over in the afternoon with her tiny little dog, for a visit.  It should be interesting.

Have a Great Week.

                          Peace,

                                    Danny

“Where there is shouting, 

there is no true knowledge.”

~Leonardo da Vinci