Keys to my classroom
Keys to my vehicle
chapstick
cell phone
wallet
change
and a pocket knife.
I usually carry at least one set of keys, but sometimes two because of my school keys. The chapstick depends on the time of year, since I don't always need or use it. The cell phone seems to have become a necessity, especially since we got rid of our house phone. However, the one thing I almost always have in my pocket is a pocketknife. I have carried at least one since I was around eight years old. The way I was raised, it was something you just did. Today's kids may miss out on this. They can't carry a knife to school, because the fed has decided that they aren't responsible enough to do so. They will stab someone with that little 2 inch knife blade. Forget the fact that if a kid is going to stab someone with a knife, they don't care if it is against the rules, and they won't use a little 2 inch blade. While it may be true that a kid could use a knife like this in a crime of opportunity on the spur of the moment, it never really happened in my 12 years of public school. I hope the time comes when my kids, grandkids, or their kids can once again know the pleasure of carrying a small knife in their pocket. You never know when you might need it, and there is no prouder 9 year old, than the one who pulls out HIS knife for dad to use.
So, what's in your pocket? Stick.
2 comments:
We were just talking the other day about carrying billfolds in the back pocket. Two of the people said they had heard chiropractors say that you should never put your billfold in your back pocket because it throws off your spine. Good to know!
My husband just bought a "murse" (man purse". They use them here in China because of pickpockets. I"m finding that he carries a lot more in his "murse" than he normally would in his pocket. lol
Gibb's rule number 6 (?): Never go anywhere without a pocket knife.
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