--- Kobus Louwrens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I'm relatively new to the list and have lurked till
> now.
>
> I live in Cape Town, South Africa. I discovered Joni
> through the The Wall
> concert recording.
[...]
> During this paranoid time of travel, not even
> trusting telephones for fear
> of bugs and only telling one close friend our
> whereabouts, Hejira: (fleeing
> with grace, to fight another day, as I understand
> it) really helped me
> through. 'a defector from the petty wars/that
> shellshock love away. . .'
>
> I had to think through some really intense stuff.
> The sort of things I could
> until then never even conceive of really happening
> outside of movies. I
> really felt the sense of Joni I got from her music
> helped me see my choices
> in among that mess
1. First of all, welcome to the list, Kobus - another
convert to the Church of Joni!
2. After reading of your particular form of,hmm,
job-related stress, I will never complain about my job
again. OK, i'll try never to complain. I'm only
human, after all.
3. If you hadn't told us English was your second
language, no one would have known - your English is
much better than many "native" speakers.
Keep posting!
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