Friday, February 10, 2006

I am indeed, sir, a surgeon to old shoes

Let me tell you a little story about footwear. I have two pairs of very similar black shoes. One pair is heeled, the other is flat. The heels make a nice solid, authoritative teacher-click as I walk down the hallway. The flats are silent. When I wear them, I sound like Pocahontas or Sacagawea scurrying through the underbrush. (That one's for you, Miss Sara Jean) This morning I was hurrying out the door, meditating on the literary genius of Dickens, and I dug two black shoes out of the hall closet. I threw them on, then darted out to my car. I think we all know where this is going.
I arrived at school, and I noticed that I felt somewhat lopsided. Then I stepped into the tile hallway. Instead of the usual "click-click" that I rely on for strength and encouragement, I heard only a feeble "click- ...". That's right. As we speak, I am wearing a heel on my left foot and a flat on my right foot. Go ahead. Silently judge me. I can take it.
Though my day started badly, it quickly brightened during first hour. I asked my students why they seem so bored with religion class, and Skulky responded, "Well, God just doesn't smite people the way He used to." After that, we had a fantastic discussion about salvation. The students seem interested in reading and discussing CS Lewis' The Great Divorce. Aren't these the most amazing kids ever?

Playing in my head- Sound bites from American Idol auditions. (Taylor Hicks!)

4 comments:

Mrs. Sara said...

Do I have to SILENTLY judge you? Can't I judge you loudly in public?

*whispers* pocaHONtas...

Skulky's right, no one's been smote in a while. Smitten. Smited. Smit. It's a shame, really. I can think of four people right now who may need a good smiting.

Mrs. Sara said...

...and those people are:

My boss, Paul.

The Sharpie marker I'm trying to use and it won't work cause it's all dried up.

McDonalds.

People who walk into my office and say, "How's your day going?" and I say, "Actually, not very well. Not very well at all, Bruce. I'm having a really rough day," and they say, "Hey, did you see my new car? It's a red Jeep Wrangler!"

THIS MEANS YOU, BRUCE, YOU INSINCERE CHARLATAN!

Mrs. Sara said...

Please update your blog. Oh, and where's our cheesecake?

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