Yesterday I got an email from my excellent friend Duane in Colorado Springs:

ROLAND…

DISLOCATED MY SHOULDER TODAY AT SCHOOL.  TYPING ONE-HANDED…
THE PITS

DCS

Duane just turned 72. Rather than retiring and playing, he’s been a substitute teacher and a tutor in Colorado Springs for the past ten years. It won’t be long until he probably can claim another retirement check! So, I responded:

That’s got to hurt big time!! What were you doing to dislocate your shoulder? Trying to tag one of the kids at dodgeball??

Thinking about you … and trying not to giggle too much!
Roland

As you might notice in Duane’s blog (he’s a great blogger and writes just about every day), he sometimes has days where the kids try to take on the substitute teacher. I had visions of him dislocating his shoulder throwing an eraser or something. I was wrong. At 4:35 this morning he sent me the following:

IT HURT BIG TIME.  I WAS GOING INTO SHOCK AND ALMOST PASSED OUT WHILE IN E.R.  THAT IS WHEN THEY DECIDED TO GIVE ME SOME MORPHINE.  GOOD THING BOBBIE WAS WITH ME.  I DIDN’T USE ANY BAD WORDS.

I WAS LEARNING TO ROLLERBLADE WITH KIDS.  THEY WANTED US TO LEARN HOW TO FALL CORRECTLY.  I’M A SLOW LEARNER   NO PAIN NOW, BUT I’M TIED DOWN, AT LEAST ON THE RIGHT SIDE.  GOOD THING I’M LEFT-HANDED.

GIGGLE AWAY, YOU MEAN OLE FRIEND.  ITS 4;30 A.M AND I COULDN’T LAY THERE ANYMORE.  I’M OFF TO SCHOOL AT 7;30 THIS MORNING.

DCS

That’s right. He was learning how to fall while rollerblading. I’m impressed. At least they gave him good drugs….