Watched NCIS on USTVNOW this morning, while updating the TV Streams and Schedules page. Have quite a bit more to add to that page. (work in progress). Sunshine and clouds occasional scattered thundershower. I love those late afternoon - early evening showers, cools the evening down to comfortable with fan conditions. Increased rain chance this weekend. Alcohol price increases due to tax increases have been hopscotch. Some of it is explainable. Pre existing inventory is sold at the old prices. Prices go up with new stock. Increases appear to be not uniform, they differ from one establishment to the next. I've paid 55 baht for a beer at a family store and 90 baht at a bar. Should be obvious where I hang out. 
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Setting up early at the the Town Square. That open space across from the immigration and police compounds. Many of the vendors are already operational. Half the field is still used for sport. The grass area is still a slightly mushy from all the recent rains. Watch your step, possible 'dog poop.'
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Still doing some plastering work. All of the props are temporary. Once I'm done with plastering I'll work on bridges and other support strcutures
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Bank Transfer US$ to THB
Made me wonder how the EU and the GBP fared.
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Tropical depression 22 is moving northwest of us
Expect mostly cloudy this evening, scattered showers, possibly more rain Monday.
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Lost the key, door was locked, so I had someone install a new door handle. Needless to say, there was a problem. Had to break this one off and buy another one.
Been busy the last few days digging through years of photos and uploading them to google albums and facebook
Here's a sample of 5 albums I've been working on.
Some silly stuff I dug out of the archives
Here's a quicky that goes back 10 years
Local cops confiscated a truckload here in Sakon Nakhon just last week, a few days later same thing in Khon Kaen
The great Sakon Nakhon fire
Been spending less time on the computer the last few days instead spending a few hours each day with my toys.
Using premix wall plaster to make mountain scenery. Seems to stick quite well to the foam layout. Experimented with sand saturated with paint. Turns out just as solid as plaster.
Then I'd been wondering how to move the train from the table and extend it around the room. Waterpipe cut in half may be part of the solution.
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Muang is easily translated to town
Ming on the other hand gets a bit more complicated.
It is doubtful that it has anything to do with a Chinese dynasty centuries ago. Google ming muang grounds and you find the name used all over Thailand. http://www.thai-language.com/dict/search has some interesting answers: "
to converse, mingle, mix, blend, combine, intermingle, interweave, join, merge, unite; associate, consort, fraternize, hang about or around, hobnob, rub shoulders (informal), socialize"
Google maps erroneously labels the area a stadium. I have frequently referred to the area as the Municipal grounds. The name is most appropriate.
Government Office on the map is actually the Sakon Nakhon Immigration office. During the Wax Castle Festival there are a variety of contests, performances, displays, eateries, etc.
 
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