Conformity

Hi,

The weather in Chiang Rai was mostly cloudy and hot.  There were strong rays of sunshine but in the afternoon we watched as the clouds closed around the sun and brought a steady light rain.  

The ‘Easy Monday’ song was “What A Fool Believes” by The Doobie Brothers.  This week’s ‘Zany Day’ song is perfect for this category:  “I am he as you are he and you are me and we are all together.  See how they run, like pigs from a gun, see how they fly.  I’m crying.”  Hint:  Well, it’s by those four lads from across the pond.  Besides that, I couldn’t begin to tell you what it means, or give a hint for the title, except that there are tusks involved.

Today marked two weeks since I saw the kidney specialist.  My assignment was to take no supplements, very little salt, and drink 2 liters of water per day.  I followed directions and this morning the test results showed that there was a major improvement in my kidney function and there were no ‘alerts’ on any parts of the blood test.  In fact, she told me that I don’t need to come back to see her.  Overjoyed!

Today’s photo is from our trip to Perth, Australia in 2018.  The ‘Roos’ at the zoo were very friendly.

Schools will be back in session on July 1.  Nitchanan is very excited about going back.  She has many friends from her class that she hasn’t seen in 4 months.  For some kids, there will probably be some adjusting to do.  Cat will begin teaching on that same date.  She will be teaching 7th graders and that is a little older than she did her ‘practice’ teaching with.  The teachers at her school have been going to work for the last 2 weeks, getting ready.  There is the possibility that the school week might be 7 days, due to smaller class sizes, etc.  So far, Cat is only teaching 3 days a week, but that could change.  She’s going to be a great teacher.

It feels like a Wacky Wednesday.   

                           Peace,

                                     Danny

“Conformity is the jailer of freedom

and the enemy of growth.”

~John F. Kennedy