approaching to see better , she knew , deep down in her soul , that never , ever again would that piece of land sustain any kind of life , and the same was true of the place where the tree once was . `` let 's talk about this in person , okay ? '' my hand shook as i struggled to remember joe 's number . `` can you hear any more of those things ? '' something inside her was getting ready to snap . at times a good pull on a bottle of happy juice does us all some good . 