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hwp The summer my father
was depressed...
...the face of our Lord Jesus Christ
appeared on a tortilla...
...at the Taos Junction Caf.
It hung on a nail by the door,
and pilgrims came to bear witness.
Maria, who saw the face emerge
and fainted dead away...
...wanted to shellac it
to preserve it for all eternity.
It was a wish of vanity...
...for shed hoped only to extend
her newfound notoriety.
But time had its way, and
within the year the face was gone...
...though something
of its anguish lingered.
From the start, my father said
it resembled not Christ but the devil.
But then later, Pinky Lee.
My mother, a hell-raiser and a cynic,
never even went and looked.
Take as long as you like,
sweetheart.
Bos idea of heaven,
a stroll through Kmart.
"In the process, they compiled
a long list of economic woes:
Unemployment, sagging productivity,
high interest rates...
...shrinking capital
and downright economic stagnation."
It was inescapable...
...my fathers depression.
Like some fumigators mist
filling our lungs.
It came to be the focal point
of our lives that summer.
The geological formation around
which everything was defined.
Hey.
Theres a hummingbird nest
by the woodshed, three eggs.
George, my fathers best friend
and never any too swift...
...was undone by it.
Sit down, George.
I guess Ill be going.
You said that minutes ago.
What are you tying?
Im still tying
the same yellow saddle, George.
And if you ask me one more time,
Im liable to get vexed.
Well...
...so long, Charley.
Bo.
Hallelujah.
There she is.
- Hey.
- Hey.
Look what I found in the dump.
Isnt it a beauty?
So, what have you two been up to,
planning a holdup?
George was here.
- Oh, yeah? Hows George?
- The same.
Well, thats the beauty of George,
always reliably himself.
Pardon me for saying it, but I think
George is a little light in the loafers.
- Whats that mean?
- It means hes queer.
Have you been outside
at all today?
Here, you got a package
from Lances...
...and a brochure from an ocean liner.
You planning on taking a cruise?
A catalog and a letter
from MasterCharge.
At last.
- What is it?
- Its an application for a card.
What are you gonna do
with your MasterCharge card?
Buy a real house. With a lawn
and an in-built sprinkler system...
...buy a one-way ticket
out of this hellhole.
Where would you go?
Somewhere normal,
where I can be a Girl Scout.
You can be a Girl Scout here,
Ill take you.
I cant be a Girl Scout.
We cant afford a uniform.
- Ill buy you a used uniform.
- I dont wanna be a used Girl Scout.
Quit whining. You got another card
from your sister, Charley.
Ill read it to him.
Its another get-well card.
What do you wanna bet?
Ill bet it is. Ill bet.
Yep, it is. "Best wishes
and a speedy recovery."
All of Gretas cards have
hot-air balloons on them.
Thats Gretas idea of cheerful
and uplifting...
...a multicolored hot-air balloon.
- Were getting audited.
- What does that mean?
Someone from the IRS
is coming to review our tax forms.
- Thats quite amusing.
- Why is that amusing?
Well, considering our annual income
is less than $ a year, it is.
I think if we had a television,
you wouldnt think it was so amusing.
If we didnt live off the map.
If we had a phone and plumbing
like normal Americans...
...youd think it was pretty pathetic.
- Go weed the garden.
- Youre woefully behind.
- What if the bear is out there?
If the bear is out there, come back
and tell me, and Ill shoot him.
Well, what if he gets to me first
and I cant come back to tell you?
No bear in his right mind
would tangle with you.
When my MasterCharge card
comes...
- Yes?
- Im out of here.
I saw Rifkin at the PO.
He asked after you.
Hes got some pigs
he wants to trade us for wood.
I got these out for you again.
Charley, do you think you could put
the other muffler on?
The old one is rusted.
I cant unbolt it.
If you feel like it.
Bless you,
and thank you for nourishing us.
Relax your hand.
- Right there?
- Yeah.
Thats all right, Bo.
No, do it. Deep breath,
squeeze at the bottom.
- Okay.
- Squeeze real easy.
Bo.
Dont bother Charley, sweetheart.
Come on.
"And the dog ran to his...
...friend..." "Friend."
- Friend.
- Friend.
- "And liked..."
- Licked.
"And licked his hand.
- And..."
- You can tell me.
No.
Did you murder somebody?
"The man..."
Did you, Romero, kill somebody?
Tell me. Itll feel good
to get it off your chest.
Would you like a Chick-O-Stick?
Its free.
You stole it?
I wrote them a letter,
told them there was insect larva...
...in the last one I bought.
They sent me a whole box.
They dont want you to sue them.
You have to word it properly.
