"America's Oldest Teenager"

Dick Clark Dead at 82 36 Years American Bandstand  Hosted the New York, New Years "Ball Drop" for 40 years

More on the recent "Stormy Weather" Apparently the high winds caused considerable damage within the province. Thai TV news broadcast images of fallen trees, collapsed houses and missing roofs.

About me My first job I ever had:  Story teller! 1950, I was 6 going on 7, and living in a Catholic Boys Orphanage. Not that I am an orphan, I was there under the single parent program. Three dormitory bedrooms segregated the boys: Under 5 years of age,  pre-puberty, and puberty. I was nightly designated bed time story teller to the youngest group Making up stories became a practiced talent. Many years later 1976 I attended College. My English teacher suggested I become a reporter for the college newspaper. Within six months I became editor and held the job for nearly three years in a 2 year college. As a result of  that experience I have acquired a lifelong interest in pursuing facts, unfortunately, the experience dulled my fiction capabilities.

Drug situation has improved - Pattaya Mail "The Deputy Prime Minister also announced that he will be visiting several provinces...Sakolnakorn......during April 27-30 in order to deliver and implement policies on drug eradication... Note:  Expect travel delays due to heavy security on main thoroughfares  This is not a war on Thais - Bangkok Post  Two new geological faults found in North - The Nation Thai student's money-making effort at centre of US Supreme Court copyright case - Yahoo! News

YFC Game, Friday, April 20 Sakon FC at Surin, Saturday, April 21

Sakon Nakhon Youth Football Season starts

.. Mister Hans  Youth Football Club  wins opener 3-0 I had nothing to do with the renaming of the team. Actually wish they would not have named it after me. A local announcer was doing a broadcast over the intercom system. He mentioned team names nonstop. I was somewhat embarrassed that my name popped up over the loudspeakers at least once every two minutes. Would have preferred LIVE Y.F.C. Next Game 13:00 hrs, April 3

Sakon Nakhon Songkran schedule of events

Sakon Nakhon alert: Batten down the hatches

Tropical Storm may reach Northeast Thailand! At the moment the storm is moving in a northwesterly direction. Hard to predict with any certainty speed and  direction the storm will take. Should the center of the storm reach Sakon Nakhon, expect 'strong' 'destructive' winds, heavy rains. More details at .... ISAAN NEWS accuweather satellite Updated Thai Meteorological Department Satellite image

Construction of new Sakon Nakhon Sports Stadium begins

YFC preseason Game We won 3-1 Notice the guy practicing his golf at the end of the field. I was amazed that he picked up all his golf balls without bending over. Picked 'em all up with his club.

And the winner is undefeated Yothasing

Team Yothasing finished the season undefeated, winning every game.
Unfortunately I did not attend the final game due to chest and nasal infection.
I did however support the team, as usual with refreshments.
This time the team celebrated their victory at the local all you can eat restaurant.

Thought football season is over for a while.
In a way I was correct.  The provincial games are completed.
The Inter-Provincial games start tomorrow.
My soi (alley) was invaded by a team from Buriram.
The team will be staying in the apartment building across the street from my house.

The games are being played at the university campus, some miles away, an indication that apartments and hotels in the area seemed to be full

Another YFC win! -=- Cold Front delayed?

Third win for team Yothasing.
Of course I was invited to sponsor the team for a third time.
With that goes the bill for water and energy drinks.  I don't mind.
What did bother me was the heat.  I was sweating in the shade.

Refereeing the game today was Dee, a Sakon FC player.

The game was played almost all the time at the opponents end of the field. Yothasing win 1-0

Weak almost calm winds

After the game most of the team met at my house for another winning team BBQ. 


That predicted cold front may be delayed somewhat. 


This afternoon winds were mostly from the north, quite mild almost calm. Not enough to cool down daytime temperatures 106F/41C in the sun.


The floods are inevitably entering Bangkok. 

Haven't seen anything on the major networks CNN, BBC, Aljazeera  all morning.  They are overdoing the Gaddafi news coverage, as if the rest of the world is ON HOLD.

Sakon Youth FC

Football again.  This time it's the youth league.
The Yothasing team is made up of kids from my neighborhood.  I was invited to watch them play.
I've learned quite while ago that there are some strings attached.  I bought the water and softdrinks for the team.

Most obvious thing was they played a lot better than most adult players I've recently seen.

Not only was the game faster and better action, but the refereeing was also a lot better.
My buying refreshments made me the sponsor for the day.
At the end of the game, the losers, the opposing team bowed before me.

Next week the Yothasing team will be wearing patches with my name on their shirts.
The fun didn't end at the football field.
The team arrived at my house for  a BBQ,  games and swimming.
Me, I'm having homegrown fresh coconut juice and rum.
Only my home bar seems to offer my favorite drink

Home Entertainment Center

Nursing a minor eye irritation with eye drops about once every hour.  It seems to be improving slowly.


Meanwhile I had to decline watching the local Y.FC game yesterday. 


But much the team visited my house after their 7 - 0 victory.  Of course everyone was "pumped."


Furnished the usual, drinks, peanuts, pool, video game.


Someone went out for food.

Even though there are plenty of tables and chairs around, they still prefer sitting in a circle on the floor.  

They created quite a pool tsunami, six people jumping in at once.  
Pool water level went down by two inches.


You might have a different definition of "Home Entertainment Center."
Mine is the pool.