Violence Is Sometimes The Answer

RIP Sony Trinitron

I do not like to part with things. I can find a sentimental attachment to damn near anything. I also feel immense guilt when I get rid of something. I'm still that five year old that worries about leaving her stuffed pals alone on a long vacation, or having to throw out sneakers that I've outgrown and fearing that they think I don't love them anymore. The rational, adult side of me knows that sneakers and stuffed animals have no soul, no pulse, and no feelings. Still, I feel awful, physically awful, when I have to let something go. My brother, Dave, has been near begging me for the last five-plus years to please get rid of my old-ass television and upgrade to something bigger and better. I resisted. The Trinitron was my first grown up TV and has worked perfectly for the last twenty-six years. Why should I trade it for something new when it still has so much life left in it? Well, I finally gave in yesterday. Momma Rose had bought Aunt Berne a new TV for her place earlier this year and after Berne passed away last month, Mum needed to re-house it. I felt like the universe was nudging me to take advantage. Throwing out my Trinitron has left me with a lot of guilt and as Dave took it out, I said to it, in my head, "I'm so sorry. You deserve better." I mean how pathetic that a fifty year old is upset and near tears that she has to retire a television set? But, weirdo that I am, I took the opportunity to get a couple selfies with it and one of our fave shows to watch together. Twenty-six years was a good run. Rest in peace, old pal.

Music Texts with Bish

BONUS: Two months later, in December 2025 from Kay.

Single and not lookin' to mingle.

Amy's Tom Petty Mega-Mix

Tom Petty with or without the Heartbreakers, Mudcrutch, Traveling Wilburys, Stevie Nicks, etc.

Love is a Long Road

Built to Last

The Waiting

Refugee

Scare Easy

Stop Dragging My Heart Around

Saving Grace

Insider

Don’t Do Me Like That

You Don’t Know How It Feels

You Wreck Me

Rebels

Dirty World

Like a Ship

End of the Line

Here Comes My Girl

Even the Losers

Yer So Bad

Breakdown

Mary Jane’s Last Dance

Free Fallin’

American Girl

Into the Great Wide Open

Don’t Come Around Here No More

Wildflowers

Learning to Fly

Shadow of a Doubt

I Need to Know

Walls

Runnin’ Down a Dream

Jammin’ Me

You Got Lucky

Amy's Rolling Stones Mega-Mix

STONES

Start Me Up

It’s Only Rock and Roll (But I Like It)

She’s So Cold

The Last tTime

Ain’t Too Proud to Beg

Everybody Needs Somebody to Love

Honky Tonk Woman

You Can’t Always Get What You Want

Not Fade Away

I’m Free

Love is Strong

I Go Wild

Paint It Black

Emotional Rescue

Satisfaction

I Just Want to Make Love to You

Ruby Tuesday

When the Whip Comes Down

Rough and Twisted

Sweet Virginia

Shine a light

Spider and the Fly

Tumblin’ Dice

Moonlight Mile

Sway

Slave

Bitch

Just My Imagination

Torn and Frayed

Loving Cup

Beast of Burden

Midnight Rambler (studio version)

Can’t You Hear Me Knockin’

Shake Your Hips

You Gotta Move

You Got the Silver

Gimme Shelter

Sympathy for the Devil

Patience

(From Natalia's Instagram account back in November of 2015.)