Friday Funnies

Hi,

At times it looked like rain, or maybe a monsoon, but it all passed and we actually had a dry day.  There is a storm lurking from the east over the weekend. 

The ‘Jazzy Wednesday’ song was “Stardust” as sung by Nat ‘King’ Cole, in 1957.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjU6ZjrQulc  The ‘Old School Friday’ song might be familiar.  “I don’t have plans and schemes, and I don’t have hopes and dreams.  I don’t have anything __ __ __ __ __.  I don’t have fond desires, and I don’t have happy hours.  I don’t have anything, __ __ __ __ __.”  Hint:  Big radio hit in 1959.  DJs wound have listeners call in with the count of how many times the last word was sung.  

In the mornings when Nitchanan goes to school, we’re usually sitting on the front porch with the dogs.  She comes out and greets us with a wai and a smile.  On Friday’s the kids don’t wear their uniform dresses.  They wear long-sleeved T-shirts and shorts.  Today, when she came to the driveway, she modeled her outfit, making sure we noticed that it was different clothes.  She also had a flower and a butterfly clip in her hair.  It was a special morning.

We left JaiDee at home again so we could make another trip to the nursery.  Before the nursery though, we stopped at Chivit for coffee and a scone.  We saw Joakim out in front, wiping off his 1967 MGB.  He told us that it just passed the smog test at the DMV, which made him laugh since the car has no smog control features.  He asked us where our ‘little dog’ was and we had to chuckle.  

At the suggestion of a friend, we watched the Netflix docudrama “The Social Dilemma”.  It’s about the evolution of the power that artificial intelligence exerts on users of social media.  A rather chilling reality.  I won’t tell you a lot, but I came away with this quote:  “If you are not paying for the product, you are the product.”  It brought me one step closer to leaving that world.

Today we heard the sound of dump trucks, more specifically, the sound of their tailgates banging against the beds after they dump the dirt.  The weird thing was, we couldn’t see them or tell exactly where they were.  We just know that it’s somewhere behind us.  All this concern is really just curiosity.  We thought the little street behind us was all filled in, but more tiny houses are apparently coming.  Our ‘spot’ is safe for now.  Quiet neighbors all around.

I’ll end the week with another dog pic.  This would not have been possible a few weeks ago.  They are enjoying their Kong toys, slurping a special treat mix.  Being this close used to brings growls from TongDee.  

Tomorrow morning I will be in the midst of a fast until 12noon.  I have my first appointment with the cardiologist since the procedure.  I will be very hungry, hope they don’t take too long (555).  I have to go make a list of questions to remember to ask.  Never a dull moment.

Have a Wonderful WeekEnd.           Time for the ‘Funnies’.

                            Peace,

                                      Danny