About 4 years ago a friend of ours, Clark Carlile, told my boys an inspiring story. The gist of it was about how he and his friends cut the legs off some dress pants one summer and created their own special shorts.My oldest son Dave, was so motivated by this incredible feat of ingenuity, that he took a pair of his jeans and cut the legs off. Voila!
They weren't really short enough to be shorts. Really they looked more like capri's. But, being a dude, 'capris' was NOT acceptable so he named them, ca-shorts. He wore them for two summers and even laced up a hole that developed. They had to stay home while he was on his mission for two years. (They are kind of famous in these parts. One friend even borrowed them while he was gone.) When he neared the end of his mission, he mentioned that he was really looking forward to reuniting with his ca-shorts.
As I've been pondering and dreaming up ingenious packing methods for our trip, I've had one quandary. I need long pants to stay warm on the airplane and maybe even to wear while in England. But in Egypt and Israel long pants will be a waste of space in my carry-on. So do I take capri's, which will not keep me warm on the plane? Do I take pants that will be seldom worn? It's a real conundrum. Long pants? Capri's? I can't take both.
And then - - I saw David in his ca-shorts. Genius! I'll take one and get both! Thanks Clark!
