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Morning in Chiangmai
Jintana and I were both awake at 4:30 a.m. and didn't know why. I don't sleep well because hot flashes wake me up once or twice a night. She usually can sleep through anything but occasionally she is wide awake for no reason.
Are you married? Do you have thermostat wars? In every marriage one person is always too hot and one is always too cold. It is the law. For years, I was always too hot and Jintana was always too cold. She is Thai and has lived her entire life in a hot country. In Thailand old people in the mountains freeze to death in temperatures that are normal in Seattle. In the summers here, temperatures get in the 40s and stay there. I don't know what that is in Fahrenheit, but I'm guessing you can cook pizzas on the sidewalks..
I lived most of my life in Michigan, Washington and Idaho. I have chipped ice off windshields and dug cars out of snow so waking up to sunshine every day is just fine with me. Oh sure, Thailand is too hot but I have found ways to adjust. I also have deep feelings for our air conditioner.
But now, things are reversing. Jintana is too hot and when the A.C. is on I'm too cold. She is nearly fifty years old and her body may be changing. It is no big deal, we will handle it. It is morning in Thailand.
In world news, the caronavirus has people edgy and Jintana has been stocking up on food. I read where this is a good idea, not just for a backup, but because in a pandemic even if you can go buy stuff you don't want to be in crowds of people at a supermarket and get exposed to the virus. I too bought a lot of my kind of food--granola and nuts, stuff like that. I assume the next move is to dig a