Good Night Yuva.
I do not believe I told Brooke about anything, and either way it would not matter to her.
Brooke is all caught up in trying to get to feeling better. She is fighting off the flu right
now and does not have time for me to tell her anything. Besides, right now Brooke has us
as good as married. Sher figures anyone who can handle exchanging emails with me for over
a year has me so wound around their little finger it is too funny to think about. I do remind
everyone to keep their expectations under control. While we know we get a long fairly well,
we do both have som,e major barriers to get past. One is language. Two is spending real time
together to see how compatible we are. I think we are a good fit for each other. But we still
have a lot to learn. I was telling May last night, I have every intention of buying a copy of
Rosetta Stone for learning how to speak Thai. Unfortunately that won't happen for a bit. It
will help me to learn the basics. The books that Brooke asked Meaw to get for her is a good
way for Brooke to start looking into the language. She will still need help from Meaw to get
started. But once Brooke gets started, she will pick it up pretty quick. Brooke has managed to
pick up every language she has tried over the years. She has taken French, Spanish, and Russian.
She drives me nuts when movies come on and they put the translations on the bottom of the screen.
She will sit there and go, "Dad, that is not what they said". So there are certain disadvantages to
someone who can pick up foreign languages quickly!
Well the United States may be upset about the coup, but they are not completely out of control.
There is a military exercise called Cobra Gold which the US say it will be a part of. It is a joint effort
on the part of several Asian nations the US. It is to help provide humanitarian relief from disasters
and to help with coordination between the different nation's military's to provide aid and comfort.
Certainly a good and noble military exercise. It also shows the relationship between our two
military's is on good footing and we can still work together. So it looks like people are starting to
calm down about the coup outside of Thailand. This is a good thing. I believe it will help to stabilize
the relationship and get everybody to focus on the future instead of crying about the past.
Pleasant dreams and sleep well! I think of you always.
Hugs & Kisses.
Randy