Motive

Hi,

The weather in Chiang Rai has been hot.  Today it was 90°F at the hottest point, going down to 63 tonight.  It would be great to be outside except for the foul air.  We’re staying in as much as possible and this evening we wore masks.

The ‘Old School Friday’ song was “Get A Job” by The Silhouettes, 1957.  The group Sha Na Na got their name from the background lyrics in that song.  It’s time for a One Hit Wonder ‘Easy Monday’ tune.  This time it’s a rock song.

“Whoa-oh-oh-oh-woha.  There she stood in the street, smilin’ from her head to her feet.  I said, ‘Hey, what is this? Now maybe, baby, maybe she’s in need of a kiss.’  I said, ‘Hey, what’s your name?  Maybe we can see things the same. Now don’t you wait, or hesitate.  Let’s move before they raise the parking rate.  __ __ __, baby, it’s a __ __ __.  __ __ __, baby it’s __ __ __.”  Hint:  It could also be a blues tune.  When something is presently OK.  Hmm.

Saturday morning we went to the outer edge of the Talat.  There is a ‘notions’ store that has tons of interesting stuff and a perfect place to find various kinds of ribbon.  As we were leaving, I noticed a familiar ‘face’ on a group of products.  On closer inspection I had to smile and take a photo.

Around the corner, at the gas station, another sign caught my searching eye.  The third rule of conduct is the reason why.

Sunday we returned to Maw Dang’s for another treatment/consultation.  We both got acupuncture and a little better understanding of what’s going on and what to expect.  This whole process is three (3) months long.  That’s a lot of herbs to chug down.  The thing behind the ear was to start changes in internal systems.  The acupuncture is to affect muscular related things.  We are beginning our third week and I can tell some subtle changes are taking place.  Impatient me wants it all to be better (healed) right now.  Oh, what was I thinking?  More will be revealed.

JaiDee is 7 months old and suddenly asserting himself a little more.  We have some established patterns and he is smart enough now to anticipate certain things.  It’s what dogs rely on and we have to be sure to keep the signals straight.  He catches on to training pretty fast and that’s exciting.  It’s when he decides to create his own agenda that things get crazy.  Some of it is playfully annoying, like taking socks when you’re trying to put them on, or running off with a shoe.  Dogs will be dogs (555).

Have a Great Week.

                       Peace,

                                 Danny

“Every action needs to be

prompted by a motive.”

~Leonardo da Vinci