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The Bag Wags the Dog

July 7th, 2006 by Luke

Timbuk2 Commute Computer Bag - Slate

One of my childhood dogs, Lucy, had a bag that she would dawn for backpacking. Whenever we brought it out, her tail would perk up and start whipping around like a sparkler in the hands of an eight-year-old. Her bag was blue. So, I got this shiny new bag with my REI dividend. It’s also blue. It has a fancy shoulder strap that adjusts with a simple tug. It has smartly placed pockets and a Velcro flap for easy access. Did I mention that it’s blue (slate officially, but where did the color slate come from)? Now except for a few pens, a head-lamp, and other “just in case” items, I rarely have anything to stow in my bag. Strangely enough, I find myself looking for things to put in it, SO I CAN BRING IT WITH ME! Maybe the tail does wag the dog after all.

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5 Responses to “The Bag Wags the Dog”

  1. Courtney Says:
    July 7th, 2006 at 11:45 am

    Graphing calculater, a sweater, change of socks and underwear, and a book to read. That should fill it… and prepare you for just about anything.

  2. Luke Luke Says:
    July 7th, 2006 at 1:00 pm

    Calculator: Check. Book: Check. Also, berkenstocks, shorts, face lotion (my sun burn was peeling), iPod, headphones, beeper, screw driver “pen”, cough drops, USB SD card reader, 2 sunglasses, work id, watch, gum (spearmint), deodorant, compass. EGADS!! Is this a man-purse!?

  3. armen Says:
    July 10th, 2006 at 9:59 pm

    think of all the light weight jackets you could fit in there

  4. christine christine Says:
    July 11th, 2006 at 1:56 pm

    You could always keep a tampon in one of the smartly placed pockets of your man-purse. Or a thesaurus, so you never have to use a word like “egads” again.

  5. Luke Luke Says:
    July 11th, 2006 at 4:22 pm

    What’s wrong with “egads”? I guess I could have used “Great Googly Moogalee” or “Great Scott”, but the former seems a bit wordy and the latter somewhat over done. No, egads was the right choice. Besides, try a thesaurus lookup for egads.

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