Friday Funnies

Hi,

The weather here was mostly sunny, with occasional puffy clouds and a brief afternoon rain.  

The ‘Jazzy Wednesday’ tune was “Route 66” as first recorded by Nat ‘King’ Cole, and written by Bobby Troupe.  I guess I’ll have to call this next one a ‘Newish Old School Friday’ song:  “I’ll be the __.  The words will make you out ’n’ out.  I spend the day your way, call it morning driving through the sound and in and out the valley.”  Hint: This 1972 progressive rock hit comes from across the pond.  The title is a traffic feature.  Hmm.

We woke up to a dry yard, with only a hint of an aftermath from last night’s storm.  The morning was spent at the house, hanging out on the porch and then catching up on various things on the computers.  We had a nice Skype visit with Sebastian, in the U.S. and before we knew it, it was time for lunch.

This afternoon there was a ‘tiny’ rain just as we were leaving the house.  Fortunately, it wasn’t too hard because it was near the time when Natcha and Gong go to pick-up Nitchanan from school.  If it rains hard, we let them use the van.  

I have been in touch with several friends who are in areas of California where the fires are close to their homes.  One family had to evacuate to Oregon, and a friend in Oregon sent photos of the orange sky very close to his farm.  This is a very strange time.  

Today’s photo is from my archives.  We have many discussions about food with friends and sometimes the understanding of things gets a little muddy.  The product in this package is a total contradiction.

Cat and her boyfriend Noom met us at the walking place this evening.  Of course, JaiDee was very pleased.  When we first took off, JaiDee took advantage of the faster walkers and they set a pace that left us in the dust.  A couple that we see every night approached and asked, “Where’s JaiDee?”  We motioned that he was up ahead and their minds were set at ease.  Lisa walked with me until I got to the place where I end my walk.  This evening I listened to a Korean vocal jazz group that I recently discovered.  Really cool stuff.

Tomorrow we have lunch at Chivit Thamma Da with our friend Lisa.  Before that, we’ll take Mr. Dog to Work@Home for ice and maybe a visit with Towan and Katai.  

Have a Wonderful WeekEnd.         Time for the ‘Funnies’.     Another weekend of Formula 1, from Tuscan, Italy.

                         Peace,

                                   Danny