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The Blonde leading the Blind...

While I'm still recovering from the server problem that ate all the pictures from this blog I thought I'd share something that happened in church this morning.

Willard (not his real name) is an exceptional guitar player, has a great sense of humor and is blind from a very young age. Willard is probably around 24-25 and the first time I met him I went over to his house and he had one of his computers in 20 or so pieces and was in the process of putting it back together. As Yoda would say it "Impressed I Was".

Sophie (not her real name) is exceptional as well I'm sure, I just can't tell you at what. Sophie is off to college this fall and is blonde, dirty blonde. (I don't like that expression either but can't think of a better one, email me if you can).

Let me set the scene. The band had just finished and were coming off the platform. Willard naturally needs to be lead down the stairs and to the back of the auditorium. The task fell to Sophie. Now our church like many modern churches is constructed like this.....



with the support columns jutting in decoratively into the floor space.

I usually sit on the far left side (aisle) about halfway up, today was no exception. I look up and watch Sophie leading Willard down the left aisle. Hmmm I think to myself he's going to bump into the.... Sophie oblivious to the impending collision (and honestly I'm not sure she remembered Willard was at her elbow) continues to walk just sufficiently inches away from the column. Willard had a hand on each elbow and was walking much closer to the wall then Sophie. I couldn't watch and turned my head away, I found out later that my wife closed her eyes too. So whether he walked into the column or not I can't say. But I learned that if I am ever sightless I will ask the hair color of my assistant.

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posted by balaams_ass @ 6:57 PM