This killed me about the hawk story: "Wendell Jones, her husband, eventually noticed that his wife was screaming, running in a zigzag pattern and flailing her arms. He promptly helped her into their truck and drove to the hospital. On the way there, he recalled, Ms. Jones was tongue-tied."
EVENTUALLY noticed. And then he drops it later that oh, yeah, when she was working like a borrowed mule (to use your Bob's phrase) on another property before, she was BITTEN BY A VENOMOUS SNAKE.
I am side-eying you, Wendell Jones. Love you, Spike. The movie was perfection!
Glad you pushed through it. Add this to your arsenal the next time the Big A hits you: listen to Jerry Butler’s “Only The Strong Survive”. Springsteen does a good cover too.
Hi Allen! You had me at Springsteen Cover. Thanks for the recommendation. Sometimes the anxiety attacks give me amnesia regarding the power of music to provide instant relief. Lately I’ve been playing loud reggae during yoga as a reminder to *always play the music.* Hope you’re well.
I don't know how I feel about the fact that this is not the first story that I have encountered that features snakes falling out of the sky and onto humans--in Texas. I'm going to need to process this and possibly weigh it against the dwindling list of things I like about Texas (HEB; I forget the rest). I will be sharing this piece. Thank you.
He did an album of soul covers in 2022 called Only The Strong Survive. Music is the most emotionally direct art form.
This killed me about the hawk story: "Wendell Jones, her husband, eventually noticed that his wife was screaming, running in a zigzag pattern and flailing her arms. He promptly helped her into their truck and drove to the hospital. On the way there, he recalled, Ms. Jones was tongue-tied."
EVENTUALLY noticed. And then he drops it later that oh, yeah, when she was working like a borrowed mule (to use your Bob's phrase) on another property before, she was BITTEN BY A VENOMOUS SNAKE.
I am side-eying you, Wendell Jones. Love you, Spike. The movie was perfection!
HAHAHAHAHAHA. That jumped out at me, too, as one of the best, craziest paragraphs ever written. Wendell needs to go to finishing school or something.
Spike
Glad you pushed through it. Add this to your arsenal the next time the Big A hits you: listen to Jerry Butler’s “Only The Strong Survive”. Springsteen does a good cover too.
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Allen
Hi Allen! You had me at Springsteen Cover. Thanks for the recommendation. Sometimes the anxiety attacks give me amnesia regarding the power of music to provide instant relief. Lately I’ve been playing loud reggae during yoga as a reminder to *always play the music.* Hope you’re well.
Pretty impressive that you made me laugh in the middle of that, and in the middle of this anxiety-laden day, but you did. And I thank you.
I don't know how I feel about the fact that this is not the first story that I have encountered that features snakes falling out of the sky and onto humans--in Texas. I'm going to need to process this and possibly weigh it against the dwindling list of things I like about Texas (HEB; I forget the rest). I will be sharing this piece. Thank you.