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Hi,

It’s almost 9pm and the temperature is 83°F.  That’s 10° lower than the high today.  The sky was clear as a bell this morning and filled with big, dark clouds this evening.  And yet, it’s not going to rain.

The ‘Old School Friday’ song was “Wake Up, Little Susie” by The Everly Brothers.  Here’s a real ‘Easy Monday’ tune for you:  “(Intro)  He’s laughing with another girl and playing with another heart.  Placing high stakes, making hearts ache.  He’s loved in seven languages.  Diamond night and ruby lights, high in the sky.  Heaven help him, when he falls.

(Verse)  Diamond life, lover boy, he moves in space with minimum waste and maximum joy.  City lights and business nights, when you require streetcar desire for higher heights… no need to ask, he’s a __ __, __ __, __ __, __ __.”

Hint:  I think you know this one.  Singer has one name.  From 1984.

We had a rather busy weekend.  Actually, JaiDee had a busy one, we were just spectators.  Saturday morning we went to Chivit Thamma Da for ginger tea and scones.  JaiDee had ice and another encounter with Nam Kok, the resident Golden Retriever at Chivit.  Kok, as he is called, is about 8 years old and usually can’t be bothered with young punks like JaiDee.  This time he tolerated him a little more and they played in slow-motion.  Sunday morning we went for the usual walk, then dashed over to The Wanderer for coffee and roti.  JaiDee’s friend Mercy was there with her ‘Mom’ Khwan.  Mercy was in a good space and played with JaiDee, after setting some ground rules (555).  JaiDee needs to know these things, how to play is important stuff for dogs and humans.  While we watched them play, we set up a play-date for Tuesday morning at our house.  This could be epic, the two of them running around will be heaven for JaiDee.  

After lunch, I ‘Zoomed’ off to Karachi, Pakistan for a noon meeting.  In the afternoon we went back to The Wanderer to order a take-away dinner.  While we waited, JaiDee made new friends.  As we were leaving we met a 2 year old Great Pyrenees that was just arriving.  He and JaiDee touched noses and had a pleasant greeting and then it was time to go.  He likes dogs and people.  Khun Noot said that’s why he’s named JaiDee (Good heart).

While shopping at Little C this morning, I was watching to see how many people were wearing masks.  Most of the shoppers had them on.  Actually, you can’t enter without one, and this is true for most big stores.  Little kids were wearing masks as well.  It’s comforting to see how folks have embraced the concept, even though there haven’t been any cases in Chiang Rai in well over a month.  

We don’t go out much, except for coffee, shopping for food, and a rare mall visit.  It’s almost like before, during the isolation days.  Having grown-up thoughts about protecting our household from this illness is a high priority.  There is nothing political about it, no one to blame.  It is what it is and it’s all over the world.  If we all do our part, it gets handled faster.  

Have a Great Week.

                    Peace,

                              Danny

“The best work is not what is

most difficult for you; it is what

you do best.”

~Jean-Paul Sartre