After blocking all of the cartoon channels on the TV set to cure Pot of his addiction (though to be honest, I did leave The Disney Channel, since that has only occasional cartoons), I realized that the poor kid needed something to do with his time besides lying on the floor and jerking spasmodically muttering "Fah-lin-stones... Fah-lin-stones" over froth-speckled lips.
So, I took Pot shopping for toys, of course. I realized that he has a crappy stash of brightly-colored plastic things to play with.
Fortunately, as any adult in Pattaya will tell you, toys here in Thailand are dirt cheap. I spent $10 and basically loaded 3 shopping bags full of stuff. There was a big ol' truck, a ball, a sword and shield, a bunch of coloring books, an Ultraman outfit (no, I don't know who that is either), and plastic tennis raquets and balls. Pot's girlfriend Sara (Rick's daughter), is back in town, so he specifically picked out that last toy as a "two-can-play" option.
I also bought Pot a new swimming vest (for $40... sheesh) since his old one had pretty much had it. Hopefully the higher price means that Pot will get more than 40 or 50 hours of swim time out of it.
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