A Gum Shoe Is What I Want To Be

In my child’s mind a gumshoe sleuth detective that would be me. Nancy Drew or Ms. Marple, invented by Agatha Christie. Trixie Belden and Honey too, there were so many choices you see. I spent many an hour reading these books, training for the detective in me. How many job choices along the way could there possibly be? Lots of common blue collar jobs before I finally got a degree. If I am honest, I might have to tell you a total of around thirty-three. There was no book-reading in those days, except the boring texts assigned to me. I am a Gemini oozing with flexible thinking, it is my main and only true-blue decree. In my thinking, a gum shoe sleuth detective is what being a guidance counselor has made of me.