I confess to bailing on The Hitchhiker's Guide after a few chapters so didn't read about the babel fish. But I want them.

That's a nice road.

As Jen said, it's admirable that you sat through the initial discomfort and allowed a connection to happen.

That's a lotta chicken on one scooter!

At least he didn't give you the Finger of Retribution.

Some species of skink... There are many! The link for reptiles of Thailand is likely fairly accurate, given the proximity. The link to Laos is more chaotic, having species by alphabetical rather than taxonomic.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_reptiles_of_Thailand

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Reptiles_of_Laos

We noticed the deer in the back yard but not the missing sink!

Gregory,
Go ahead, make a pest of yourself! Always fun to see what you have to say.

Sorry, but we are NOT going back for that umbrella for you! If only I had thought of getting a micro loan in Cambodia. What's wrong with me?

You can make all the comments you want, Gregory, we love the engagement even though we sometimes don’t have the time to respond. We love SE Asia. There is the whole gamut of sublime beauty to infuriating annoyance every day so you have to keep yourself on an even keel and accepting attitude. My main problem has been the heat and humidity, but as a Minnesotan you may have more tolerance than I do. I grew up in the Rockies, we don’t do humidity. At all. These countries each have a distinct flavor, the instant you cross the border, it’s remarkable. So our fascination continues and we keep coming back.

This travesty cannot stand!

I just did a Google search on "shampoo opera" and one of the search results was a link for a company called 'The Soap Opera Company'.

One of their products is ... are you ready for this?

A bar of shampoo!!!

What is this world coming to?!

Those white teeth!

Such a great little tale here. And that fan!

Wow

That’s a lot of ice.