@indigo Much as we commonly refer to facial tissues as "Kleenex" over here.
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@kdfrawg Indeed. I can see, however, that it would be easy to throw a zimmer into the boot of one's saloon. ;-)
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@hazardwarning Had to spend a few minutes with Google to figure out that a zimmer is what we would call a walker. My German-trained brain automatically translated it as "room," which made no sense. See also "divided by a common language," etc. ?
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@hazardwarning I know all too well what it's like caring for an elderly parent. Frustrating, maddening, heartbreaking. And damned difficult. You're a good daughter. Hugs…
@kdfrawg Definitely a fan. The man can write a song, no two ways about it. I think the most heartbreaking lyric in the English language is from "Sam Stone":
There's a hole in Daddy's arm where all the money goes…
@kdfrawg You can pretty much just put everything he ever wrote and performed in that list, and it'll be purely wonderful.
@kdfrawg I have probably mentioned that the finest concert I ever attended was John Prine at the Strawberry Music Festival at Camp Mather just outside Yosemite. A clear night in a beautiful Alpine meadow with good friends. Doesn't get much better than that.
@kdfrawg Here's another classic John Prine relationship song. :-)