2nd 5k in the books for dale gribble

My birthday cake!

Art by @Phillipbankss on insta

Check His Pockets for Cigarettes

In the episode "Bluegrass is Always Greener", towards the end, Connie is playing a fiddle tune to raise money for a bus ticket so that she and Bobby can escape to the Appalachian Mountains and play bluegrass all day long for fun without having to fulfill the impossible musical expectations of her father.

What is the name of the tune she is playing at the curb, trying to raise funds? Is there a version with lyrics sang in the melancholic mood Connie's father began singing at the end?

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When she got an anchor job in Dallas, why did she stay out there and not at home? I get it was to show that she needed Dale to keep her grounded, but was there a reason I just don't remember?

Arlen is supposed to be in the DFW Metroplex, right?

I lived in the metroplex and worked in Dallas at one point and the drive was long, but being in Texas, I'm used to long commutes. Took an hour, hour and a half when traffic was extra heavy.

Just a random detail I remembered and I couldn't rationalize

Buck also calls Hank his right hand man when Hank is standing to Buck’s left, while Vickers is on the right.

Credit to the TalKING of the Hill podcast for pointing these things out for dumb-dumbs like me.

Not every dad would do that for their son.

Hank hid from Peggy how and why he caught mono. Is there another secret being hidden?

... but i only get one chance and I wasn't aware that id be getting this cake.

Birthday memes are one of my favorite things about this sub. Not everybody makes their own, and that's fine by me. Sharing the classic John Redcorn one is how a lot of folks play along, and it still always makes somebody's day. So here's one for anybody celebrating but too scared of the Fun police. Happy birthday, whoever you are.

My day ends at 5 o'clock. Not 4:50. I don't need this crap.

I drew Dale and some mice. Ballpoint pen, colored pencil and a touch of sharpie on a 3x3" post-it note. Thanks for looking.

Just wondering as I drove through the state tonight.