A quotable teacher

Being back in Mississippi has flooded Goo and me with memories of our youth, as it always does. Goo recalled earlier this week a marvelous saying from her 5th grade teacher, who was a staunchly religious woman. If anyone in class was heard taking the Lord's name in vain, the teacher would fix the offending party with a cold stare and say, "God won't help you, but he WILL strike you down!"

Let's all start saying that, yes?

Fun fact about the West Virginia school system

"When I was in high school," office mate Cassie just shared, "my health teacher made us watch The Breakfast Club, and then we had to have a discussion about how smoking pot did not give you the ability to do gymnastics."