ngu-NICK REEMSEN
Embukisweni we-Spring ka-Margaret Howell namuhla, umklami ukhethe ukuhunyushwa okubili kwengoma ethi "Hotel California" ngengoma yakhe yomsindo-okokuqala, eyenziwa njengekhava, futhi ekugcineni, iculo lokuqala eliculwa ama-Eagles. Ngokukhululeka kweqoqo, ukunyakazisa kwesintu, kanye nokudlidliza kwasogwini ngandlela thize—bona izikhindi ezilukiwe zesibhakela, itiye lentamo yesikebhe enemigqa ebanzi, nezikhafu zelineni zosuku—umuntu wayengacabanga ukuthi u-Howell wayesentshonalanga, okungenzeka ukuthi ukhahlela i-Golden State. Kepha ngemfashini kamama womqambi, ukuphikile: “Sisanda kukhethwa umculo esiwuthandayo,” esho, ebonakala ejabulile ukuthi le ntatheli ingabuza lo mbuzo.
Noma kunjalo, lona kwakunguHowell owayekhululeke ngokukhethekile. “Okuyisinyathelo esincane esibheke phambili lapha ukusetshenziswa kwezindwangu ezilula,” kusho yena, njengokotini lwelineni eziqongweni zamathangi, iGore-Tex enamaphepha amancane emiseleni (lokhu bekumihle), ngisho nentambo ebushelelezi engutsheni yokuluka yabadobi. ifike inemigqa eyisikwele yentamo kanye nephalethi yesinaphi noma ye-navy. Naphezu kokusebenzisa izintambo eziwugqinsi, ama-jumpers ayebukeka engenamsebenzi futhi ebhishi. Amabhulukwe anqunulwe amabhuzu, aphendukile ama-cuffs, aqhubekisela phambili izinhlangano zasolwandle-umuntu angacishe awabone egqokile, emi endaweni yekhefu, ekuseni enenkungu iBig Sur. Okuhamba phambili embukisweni? Inkinobho yelineni, umbala wobumba, nokuhlola kwefasitela. Yiphonse bese uhlola ehhotela laseCalifornia.