She stared at me, burst into tears and ran across the street and into her house. I was surprised at how powerfully she reacted.
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Go Bag for 40 Years
The bag has been with me any time I leave the house over night ...
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Irreplaceable
From 1985-2000 I was rarely without my diaper bag. There was only one time in all those years that I took a trip and forgot it.
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Cool Water
I’m not really thirsty til I realize
To my surprise and horror
That I’ve left the house without
My HydroFlask of water
Cool clear water (water, water)
I try not to panic but I find it hard to swallow
Will tomorrow ever come
I mean what I am to do
without water
Cool clear water (water, water)
Cuz what if there’s a pileup and
I face the the barren waste without
cool water
Wait…I feel a rumble beneath my seat!
It’s a plastic bottle I’d plum forgot to toss
Water (water, water)
Warm, sweaty water
With appreciation and apologies to Bob Nolan, and the dozens of artists who recorded his song Cool Water. And now, for your listening and viewing pleasure, from the Coen Brothers’ The Ballad of Buster Scruggs…c’mon, sing it with me now: