Jim, As always loved your most recent essays, even though it makes me feel a little guilty about moving into your neighborhood ... (Am I part of the problem?). Check the cut line on the pic of the Ford Mustang Assembly line. I assume 1957 is a typo...Should that be 1967?
Yeah, that's definitely a '67 Mustang. I should have caught that. Got a few other readers who noticed a couple of typos, too. Thanks, Bob. As for moving into the hood, somebody was gonna buy that house. I just glad it was you and your family that moved in. There could be a Trump flag flying in the front yard, though that's generally the political profile that exists out here. Another untold joke about Austin is that the people who are most adamant about growth being stopped or slowed down are folks who just got here.
This is wonderful, Jim. About Austin, I mean! The part about Abbot is well-written too but he sucks. My sister Mary (@Farrout_Mary on Twitter) has paid you the highest compliment by not only loving the lightbulb joke but also telling me that "I can almost hear Teresa talking too." As you probably know, my late sister T. was forever the quintessential Austinite (https://jhfarr.substack.com/p/be-yourself).
To my sensibilities you are writing better than ever these days. I will have to catch up. Love the hat in your new Twitter pic, also.
Thanks, John. Greatly appreciate your kind words. As for you catching up, I think once you get through your grieving and use the hurt, as you clearly know how to do, your writing will sparkle anew, and I can't wait to read it.
This week's TttW gives the readers two excellent reasons why it's time to leave our Lone Star State.
Jim, As always loved your most recent essays, even though it makes me feel a little guilty about moving into your neighborhood ... (Am I part of the problem?). Check the cut line on the pic of the Ford Mustang Assembly line. I assume 1957 is a typo...Should that be 1967?
(https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/ford-mustang-debuts-at-worlds-fair. Just picking nits... doesn't change your point.
Yeah, that's definitely a '67 Mustang. I should have caught that. Got a few other readers who noticed a couple of typos, too. Thanks, Bob. As for moving into the hood, somebody was gonna buy that house. I just glad it was you and your family that moved in. There could be a Trump flag flying in the front yard, though that's generally the political profile that exists out here. Another untold joke about Austin is that the people who are most adamant about growth being stopped or slowed down are folks who just got here.
This is wonderful, Jim. About Austin, I mean! The part about Abbot is well-written too but he sucks. My sister Mary (@Farrout_Mary on Twitter) has paid you the highest compliment by not only loving the lightbulb joke but also telling me that "I can almost hear Teresa talking too." As you probably know, my late sister T. was forever the quintessential Austinite (https://jhfarr.substack.com/p/be-yourself).
To my sensibilities you are writing better than ever these days. I will have to catch up. Love the hat in your new Twitter pic, also.
Thanks, John. Greatly appreciate your kind words. As for you catching up, I think once you get through your grieving and use the hurt, as you clearly know how to do, your writing will sparkle anew, and I can't wait to read it.