Thursday, March 25, 2004

A recipe for disaster

1. Get out of class, walk outside to enjoy the rest of the nice day.
2. Untie Scout from the bench in front of the law school, empty her water bowl and hop onto your bicycle.
3. Proceed to follow Scout as she hauls ass across campus toward the pond with the geese and swans.
4. Get going very fast.
5. See three guys walking a dog up ahead.
6. Decide to give the guys a wide berth, start to ride onto grass.
7. Just as you pass the guys, their dog sees Scout and runs right in front of you.
8. Hit the dog.
9. Go flying from bicycle, land on sidewalk.
10. Lay there stunned while the three guys guffaw with laughter.
11. Refuse their offers for assistance, grumble something about being fine. Just fine.
12. Extricate yourself from the bike, pick up slightly bruised ego and shake it off.
13. Get back on bike, beat a hasty retreat as the sound of laughter recedes into the distance.