Went looking for a bookbag to carry my pricey books. There were several like the camouflage one that looked like I should be enlisting in the Army. Then there were the ones with all the sports themes on them. Some were capable of carrying your books and some were capable of carrying your books, lunch, dinner and a bottle of champagne. The $100 bookbag on wheels would have been perfect had I wanted to look as if I was the maintenance person for a xerox machine.
Needless to say, Ed and I landed up going to Staples and I am now the proud owner of the coolest bookbag on campus. My bookbag is made with in-line skate wheels that can handle speeds up to 25 m.p.h. Can u imagine that? Honestly, what the heck does one do with a bookbag that can roll at speeds of 25 m.p.h.? and where might I ask, would one be going speeding the bookbag? or is it the bookbag speeding? Do u get on a highway? Are u required to pay tolls? I mean, come on! Do they really expect buyers to believe this stuff. Okay, okay, so I bought into this but its really a cool bag. I think what also sold me was the handle.
The handle looks like a stick shift in a car, just bigger. All my bag needs now, is a platform to stand on and a small 4 cylinder engine that is solar powered, and I can drive this thing around campus. I wonder if its legal to navigate the campus at 25 m.p.h? afterall, I don’t even know how to roller skate.
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September 9th, 2007 at 11:48 am
It all sounds like fun! Hey, how can I get me one of those rollar blade book bags?! I wanta zoom down 4th Avenue at 40 mph when I go in the field. We all miss you at work, but are so glad that you are having a good time with lotsa new experiences. Remember, don’t get any speeding tickets on campus!! Mar
September 10th, 2007 at 1:37 am
Be careful with the skating bookbag. You know you aren’t as young as you used to be, might throw something out that you still need.
September 10th, 2007 at 6:31 pm
Well, while you’re on sabbatical this semester, I’m on half-pay so that I can take the spring semester off from my nontenured f/t teaching job. So, I’m on the el most days now, except for driving in on Thursdays for my night class. Soooooo, I think I’ll get me a rolling book bag, too. Want to race?
Love this blog!
hugs,
Melissa
September 10th, 2007 at 10:07 pm
Remember late in the 60’s when we thought we were going crazy? I think you’re a little closer now! I miss you and all the crazy stuff.