You'd think I would have learned my lesson after that near miss a few weeks ago--but no. My whole family and I went to Ghost Ranch two weeks ago: I for a seminar, the rest for a little Rand R. Ghost Ranch is a pretty rugged place and we were staying in little adobe casitas about half a mile from the dining hall and class space. One night it rained really hard so that the roads and paths were muddy. I'd only brought two pairs of shoes with me: flimsy sandles and sturdy hiking boots. Given the general muddiness that morning, I donned the big, heavy hiking boots for the walk to breakfast and then to my class. At midday, the temperature spiked. My tooties were baking inside the boots so I discretely removed them under the seminar table and let my toes wiggle deliciously in their cool, cotton socks.
At afternoon break time, our teacher said, "Let's take a class picture!" and whipped out his digital camera.
"Are our feet going to show in this picture?" I asked pointedly.
"No, no. Just from the waist up." he assured me.
So I didn't go put my boots back on. Silly me. Yesterday the teacher e-mailed all of us that he had put some of our work from the seminar on his website along with the class picture. Sure enough--there I am on the world-wide web, smiling sweetly, with my stocking feet clearly visible for the whole universe to see. (You'll forgive me if I don't provide the link.)
So: To my reminder: "Always dress as if the cameras will be rolling.", I add, "And always assume that the cameras will reveal all--from head to toe."
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4 comments:
ohmygosh, now I'm drooling. I haven't been to the ranch in 2 years and I love it so much! You lucky dog! (even if your dogs were showin' in the photo)
~laffin~ As a person who takes off her shoes any time she gets the chance....I hear ya.
Nice.
Never been to GR but it sounds wonderful in spite of muddy moments. You probably look like the most fun person in the photo.
After all, Moses took his shoes off, too.
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