So much more than that! The thought came from the teen boys across the street and then boiled over like a pot left untended on the stove. The front yard is a playground for four 8th graders: a goal net to practice soccer kicks, a basketball goal, and room to toss a football. I came out to get my mail and they were taking turns on two types of scooters down the driveway and into the street. I had to do some research. Both were manual though electric are available. One was a flat bed, a front and back wheel, and a steering column. The other had a split bed that kept spreading out to a V and required leg motion to coax back in. The ad on it said the motion was kick, wiggle, and push.
These scooters were definitely a step forward from bicycles of my childhood. Another go forth option with wheels were skates. They had a back strap to incircle your ankles and clamps by your toes that fastened over tacky (in my opinion) brown oxfords. The obligatory accessory was a key to tighten the clamps at the beginning of the outing and whenever forward motion began to loosened their effectiveness. Wobbly skates left untended guaranteed a spill and skinned knees.
A variety of ubiquitous orbs started filling my mind. Going beyond the stone circles of a B.C. cartoon were the wheels with axels and spokes on the 1400 chariots owned by Solomon for war and impressing others. Conestoga wagons traveling west had wheels 5 feet tall to help move people and all they needed for survival. Trains had wheels shaped to fit the tracks: narrow gauge, standard, and broad. Civilization kept moving with tires for cars. In my world now are also skate boards, grocery carts, and wheel chairs. Even airplane need wheels when they are earthbound. Yet, when those necessary underpinnings go flat or get bent or can’t manage the road at hand, a truth remains.
Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God. Psalm 20:7
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