I prefer mildly hot not 💥💥💥💥💥

There are many claims regarding the effects of  capsaicin.   Peppered foods tend to slow spoilage. I have found spicy foods  clear up my sinuses when I have a cold. There are claims that it lowers cholesterol






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Football then Brunch, sometimes I have to remind myself where I am

The first game was supposed to start at 11:30. For Thai time add 'whatever."
Took over 300 hundred pictures, edited it down to 200. Mostly out of focus, a few to avoid embarrassment. Our team won again

After 2 games I was in no mood to be doing any cooking. Stopped off at Champions Sports Bar and was very pleased by the Schnitzel

If  you've been there and know the condition of the road, then you may wonder if this pickup made it

Sometimes I have to pinch myself  and remind myself I am in Thailand

 

Took this picture ten days ago (6 Nov). Not a parking space along the waterfront road, vendors galore. Did not stop to take a picture today, all the vendors have moved elsewhere. It's nice to enjoy a relaxing waterfront 

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Heading for a noon football game today at Sanfun Stadium,

...up the street from MACRO

November 19, 5 PM Phu Phan Cup Sakon Nakhon B hosts Kalasin at Sawang Daen Ding. Uncertain but possibly there'll be a live feed? Daily games at two locations till the end of November. Complete schedule HERE

November 19, 8 pm televised  Thailand at Vietnam:  This is a very important game for Thailand, as they have lost their number one possition after loosing to 

November 20-23 Papal visit to Bangkok. Watch local television for live broadcasts

Work in progress !! gathering information on all my electric bills. I receive my bills every 20th of the month. The lime highlighted month my meter broke down, they removed it, then the flood happened and a new meter was installed almost three weeks later.

-	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
2005		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3,664.81	-	1,634.74
2006	-	-	-	2,880.40	-	-	2,713.45	-	2,299.28	-	-	-
2015	-	-	-	-	-	-	3,759.07	2,696.76	2,802.77	2,699.19	3,138.44	2,462.14
2016	1,630.86	1,713.2	2,443.26	5,017.17	5,574.15	4,734.15	-	-	-	-	-	-
2017	1,359.03	1,165.49	2,212.16	3,663.47	4,024.25	4,122.5	3,787.5	794.66	2,914.25	3,338.5	1,847.00	1,075.75
2018	1,167.00	984.552	1,597.5	1,705	2,987.33	2,084.25	2,056.86	1,432.28	2,116.25	2,777.50	-	-
2019	1,088.50	1,088.41	2,29.75	3,402.00	3,236.00	2,715.50	3,351.20	2,494.29	1,946.03	2,217.86	-	-

source: https://sakonnakhon-live.blogspot.com/2016/06/been-hotter-than-normal-this-year.html
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Had lot's of visits from Russia lately

recent 30 days through Nov 14

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Do your shopping earlyMost Thais will have their mind somewhere else this evening

click on the image for the link Pregame broadcast 19:10 Game Start 19:45

Game at Bukit Jalil National Stadium in Malaysia

source google.com

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Sweater Weather ahead

Thai Meteorology Department and BBC show actual anticipated temperatures while Accuweather and wunderground reflect anticipated feels like temperatures.  These two measurements start to become closer together during cooler temperatures

Lowering of interest rate a momentary hiccup in the Baht strength

The Thai bank lowered it's interest rate to 1.5% on November 6th.


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191114 I'm not accident prone

I've had some serious body injuries on the job years ago. What does happen frequently is these old injuries tend to revisit.  One reason I do little exercise is to avoid reigniting these longtime injuries that happened thirty years ago.

Recently a neck injury was reignited with whiplash type pains. Very painful. Decided to visit the commercial hospital  knowing the visit would be more expensive than a doctors office.  Paid 500 Baht for the hospital visit and four medicines.  That's roughly US$ 16.  At a doctor's office I would have paid half. Getting just the medications would have been 100 baht.

This brings me to the conclusion that I will not be returning to the US in the near future. 

My (*1) medical expenses are minimal here and would be a large percent of my income in the US. I figure nearly $5,000 per year with medicare.

I was offered to live with some friends in Seattle.  The Seattle (*2) climate is the second major reason I am staying where I am. The mostly hot climate in Thailand limits recurrence of many of my body aches.

I prefer to have better alternative options. Let's say the Seattle option turns sour and I have to find my own residence. Seattle  (*3)  rental prices would eat up half of my monthly income. In Thailand I pay US$230 for a two bedroom house. A studio apartment goes for under US$100. 

I enjoy the friendship of many people and the many social activities, I'm just not willing to leave everything behind and start all over again.  I've done that too often in my lifetime.

I wholeheartedly appreciate my friends offering me an alternative and their understanding that I am declining the offer at this time


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Sakon Nakhon Parade of Lights, Loi Krathong 2019

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