Thinking

 Hi,

The sky threatened rain for most of the day.  There were sprinkles off and on, but mostly cloudy sunshine.  It is still cold which leads me to believe that the Chiang Rai ‘winter’ is here.  

The ‘Easy Monday’ song got past most of you.  I must admit, it is a very old song.  Here’s the last verse:  “Sunday mornin’ my head is bad.  Though it’s worth it for the time that I had.  But I’ve got to get my rest, ‘cause __ a mess. __ __, I hate __ __…..”  Clue:  Sung by a piano player who told us about a hill where he found his thrill, back in ’56.  He was a little on the chubby side. 

This morning JaiDee got very upset with us when he realized he wasn’t going with us to the mall.  He knows the time for the morning adventure, so he was waiting.  Some days it just doesn’t work.  We arrived before the opening, so we had coffee at Starbuck’s before tackling errands.  

Driving through town, one is saddened to see so many shops shut down, apparently for good.  Some small outfits just couldn’t wait it out long enough.  Many had to return to the country to pick crops for survival pay.  

At the end of this month Thailand will be facing another challange: the Festival of Loy Krathong.  It’s listed as beginning either on the 31st of October, or the 1st of November, and running for 5 days.  At any rate, it is a time for people to gather at a river or lake and place a flower basket (Krathong) into the water.  Across the river from us is the area where Chiang Rai folks gather to do this.  It will be interesting to see how the social distancing works out.  There will probably be many who will opt to find a remote section of shore to place their Krathong in the water.  I have a spot in mind as I type.  Hmm.

Today’s photo is ‘The Kids’ doing battle on the front lawn.  They always make it look scarier than it is.  They seem to know just how to bite the right way (except when JaiDee gets too excited).  Yesterday four women from Chance, the rescue organization that gave us TongTong, came over to pick up a donation of dog food.  We heard today that the head of the group was very moved to know that one of their dogs was in a happy home.  We’re moved too.

Time to dig out the warm clothes; things like sweat pants and shirts.  I’ve gone from shorts and bare feet to long pants and socks around the house.  It was a good run, but now ‘summer’ is over.  Oh, and I don’t think we’ll be hitting the pool in the near future.

Have a Happy Tuesday.

                          Peace,

                                    Danny

“Many people think they are thinking,

when they are merely rearranging their

prejudices.”

~William James