varied

Day 27

Variety is the spice of life, and I truly have a very spicy career. That’s because I deal with people and language, two extremely – nearly infinitely –  varied entities. Put the two together, and wow! The possibilities are wonderfully endless.

Recently, sessions have included the origin of the term “sideburns”, a discussion of how absolutely ancient I am (once my 4th grade boys figured out my age: “Twenty-nine! Woah!”), and why it is important to wear a seatbelt. (“‘Cause if you don’t, you might fly out the window and bust your head open.” Yes, indeed.) Then there’s the  incredulous quote of the day, inspired by a picture in a book of a yak wearing boxer shorts (it’s a long story): “Them wear drawers?”

Well, no, not usually.

I am so grateful to God for my job, my kids, and my language.