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Apropos of nothing, Maria announced in the car today:  They say, “A rolling stone gathers moss.”

Me:  Umm, no.  It’s ‘A rolling stone gathers NO moss.’

Maria:  Are you sure?

I answered her that, yes, I was sure and I explained the reason why a rolling stone gathers no moss.

Me:  Moss grows in shady places, on things that don’t move, like trees and stones and stuff.  In the forest.

Maria:  But what if the stone is rolling?

Me:  *Big sigh* Then it doesn’t grow moss.  It’s rolling.  Moss doesn’t have a chance to grow on it.

Luke:  What if it’s a really big stone?

Me:  It doesn’t matter.  If it’s moving, moss won’t grow on it.  Moss only grows on things that DON’T MOVE.

Jack:  Then what if it stops moving?  Will the stone grow moss?

Me:  *Bigger sigh* Yes.  Then it might grow moss.

Maria:  But then what if it starts rolling again?  What if it rolls for a while then stops.  Like for 5 years.  Will it grow moss?

Me:  I don’t know.

Maria:  Then what if it starts rolling again.  Will the moss get knocked off?

Me:  Forget about it.  I’m done talking about stones and moss.

Photo: Moss And Stones by Petr Kratochvil