Klutz

Yup.

I'm a klutz.

This isn't news to most people who know me.

It started in Grade 3.

I stepped off the curb in front of 

Janie Saunder's house without realizing

the curb was there, fell, and jammed

a rock right into my knuckle.

I still have a mustache shaped scar

on the side of my finger.

Then there was the time I forgot to duck

low enough and hit a branch while riding

Merrill Atkey's horse, spooked the horse

and ended up landing on my head on the trail.

(And had to walk home... the horse was 

LONG gone...)

I've hit my head on more branches

than I can count.

Sometimes on horseback.

Sometimes while I'm walking.

Or the time I was holding a horse

for the vet, Buddy bumped me with his

nose and knocked me backwards,

so that I stepped back,

right into the water bucket sitting

behind me and going down.

Hard.

SO embarrassing!

The best one was when I twisted around to

say something to Rod (who was

riding behind me) and turned just

in time to take a good solid thick branch

right to the head.

Sheesh.

Of course, we've all seen those videos

of stupid people texting and walking

and stepping into an open man hole or falling

off the sidewalk or whatever...

And we all laugh and say,

What idiot walks while using their phone?????

I can honestly say I never do that.

However, I'm reading a really good book

on my Kindle.  Lunch break was over,

but the chapter wasn't.

So I was reading while walking across

the parking lot back to the office.

And didn't notice the parking bollard.

And fell.

Hard.

In front of a co-worker.

Dropped my Kindle.

(It's fine)

And my empty lunch bag

(and all the contents went everywhere)

And my soda.

Which also went everywhere.

My knee is a little tender,

but I didn't rip my pants,

or surprisingly skin my palms,

or wreck my boots,

or break my nose

or anything else.

So only my pride is wounded.

And I'll probably quit reading while I walk.

Probably.