Bike wreck on the way to school.
My son, Angus: "I've killed my dad!"
Me, looking at the not-quite-killed dad: "You look like Tom Baker--you ARE DR. WHO!"
And it's true, without his glasses and slightly stunned, the love of my life looks like Dr. Who. I'm going to knit him a very long scarf. I hope it doesn't get wrapped around the crank.
The night before the accident we were talking about a friend who wears a beret.
I took the opportunity to lay down a few rules regarding hats: No berets. You can wear a wide brimmed fedora; you can wear a cowboy hat. You can't wear a hat like Russell Hantz on Survivor. Absolutely no beret.
After the bike wreck I need to amend the rules. Helmets are on the "yes" list...they were always on the yes list. A hat as seen above, on the 4th Dr. is fine, but not the 7th Dr.'s Panama. And I repeat: WEAR A HELMET (not a beret).
Ha! Tom Baker is the true Dr. Who! David Tennant is a distant runner up. This new guy they got? Phfft. You are a lucky woman.
ReplyDeletePost-Monica Lewinsky, berets are only OK if you are in a member of the Swiss Guard. Or if you're Belgian. (I always cut the Belgians slack on headwear.)
It's all I can do to not yell at cyclists whenever I see them helmet-less on the roads: "Put yer helmet on! Somebody loves you and doesn't want to have to enact the terms of your advance medical directive!" Or words to that effect.
Hope nothing got broken in the crash. Including the bike.
You better get crackin' on that scarf before summer arrives.
Hi Blythe,
ReplyDeleteThanks for visiting History and Women and for entering the contest and winning! I couldn't help popping over to your website and blog. Congratulations on your new release. I've recently released The Pendant. Fun, isn't it?
I couldn't resist becoming a follower. I hope we can stay in touch.
I'm in Great Falls an awful lot! Nice to meet an author close by.
I'm with you 100% on berets. I'm sure there are nice people who wear berets, but in my experience, the number of pretentious art-student wannabes far outweigh them.
ReplyDeleteHaving written that, I just know I'm going to run into someone nice and genuine who wears berets. I have a cowboy hat and two wide-brimmed fedora-type hats myself, but my own berets are full of 20-year-old holes.