Amy Henslee Laid to Rest: James Speaks at Her Funeral

I notice a particularly odd behavior of James during the speech he gives at his wife’s funeral yesterday, and I can’t help but wonder, does James have a cold? 

If you watch James speak, he has a rhythmic pattern of saying a sentence and then sniffling — from the first sentence he says to the very last. I’ve never seen this before.

I watched closely to see if he was having trouble reading his eulogy, because of tears, or if he wiped away any tears, but neither happen.  Tears would likely cause the eyes to well up and would make reading a eulogy difficult, but I don’t see James struggling with that.  Also, with tears, you can’t hold sniffles back so precisely as to wait to finish each sentence, can you? They congest you up, cause you to drip and pause at inopportune times. Most people use a kleenex, or sniffle, but the sniffle isn’t so perfectly timed.

Do you think this is odd behavior?

Furthermore, I don’t see any stress in James’ forehead. I don’t see oblique eyebrows either. If anyone sees any close-up photos of James from this service, please let me know. I would like to see if there are truly tears…or if he has a cold…