Page 6: Corona
In the first few months of the pandemic, at least in Texas, "corona", short for coronavirus, was a popular term until "COVID" caught on more generally around early-mid summer.
Page 21: The Spinners
The Spinners, "It's A Shame", from the album 2nd Time Around (1970).
Page 23: Hand Me Down My Walking Cane
The Spinners, "Rubberband Man", from the album Happiness is Being With The Spinners (1976).
Page 45: Scam A Bunch Of Cards
This is, unfortunately, an incredibly common form of fraud/financial abuse.
Page 48: To Walk Her Righteous Streets
"Heaven is Ten Zillion Light Years Away"; the first track from Stevie Wonder's 1974 album Fulfillingness' First Finale.
Page 49: Ornery Woman
"Boogie On Reggae Woman"; the third track from Stevie Wonder's 1974 album Fulfillingness' First Finale.
Pages 51 and 52: I Came Off Pretty Well
"Switching Off" by Elbow, from the 2002 album Cast of Thousands.
Page 60: Atmospheric Shop Talk
- BMEs: Air pressure/temperature/humidity sensors.
- Small-profile LIDAR: Light Detection And Ranging. A lightweight module
ideal for smaller tornado probes.
- Infrasonic measurement/"mic and IMU combo": More
info here.
- Mobile mesonet: a multi-vehicle storm tracking system. Jodi and
Ignacio are currently assisting a news channel rather than on a
dedicated research mission.
Page 67: Ain't No Room For The Hopeless Sinner
"They Won't Go When I Go" by Stevie Wonder, from the 1974 album Fulfillingness' First Finale.
Pages 101-102: Don't Hesitate, My Love
"Frontier" by
Holly Herndon, from the 2019 album Proto. This song is one of
the chief inspirations for Shot and Chaser.
Pages 108-109: Touchdown
This process would take at least several minutes in real life, even with a small, short-lived funnel like this one.
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