Taylor the Teacher

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Jose really blew me away today with his post, “Spoiled Cliches and Shallow Metaphors.” Wow.

When I first read that “lacing up” analogy, I almost split in half. Then, I was afraid Jose was going to agree with it. But I should’ve known better!

He says,

Not all shoes are the same. Some are made for running, high jumping, basketball, football, soccer, walking around, chillin’ on a Saturday, teaching, doing some dirty work, working out, and just lookin’ fly. And since we’re on the subject, there are 33 different ways of lacing up shoes, along with a variety of laces to choose from, depending on style, appropriateness, and affordability. Already, we have a few things to take into consideration. Then, even if we laced them up all the same way, we’re not even sure if the knot will stay on long enough for the person wearing the shoe. Some need a double knot while others need those knot clips. Some others need to have their lace tips mended, others still need to be washed after a long week, and then there’s that section of shoes that don’t even have laces and just need to be slipped on, though they’re the minority (no pun intended whatsoever).

The whole post is excellent. I almost quoted the last paragraph instead of the one above, but I didn’t want to steal his thunder. Read it.