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Never have I ever understood this song more than after I married my wife with ADHD.

Jun 28, 2025

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Black-and-white CD image featuring a human skull resting on forest floor littered with leaves. The skull has the word “THEY” scrawled across its forehead. — Interior disc art from *John Henry* by They Might Be Giants (1994).

I brought my wife to a They Might Be Giants show in Seattle a couple weeks ago. It was her first time seeing them live but I’d long since already made her a fan. The night we went, the band was featuring songs from the album John Henry for most of the first set. For reasons I’ve explained…

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