Some Men Are Longer Than Others

There’s a funny scene in Braveheart, one of my all-time favorite movies. William Wallace and two of his companions are planning their battle strategy.

Wallace: “We’ll make spears. Hundreds of them, long spears. Twice as long as a man.”

Hamish: “Some men are longer than others.”

Campbell: “Your mother been telling you stories about me again, eh?”

The quote seemed well suited for The Bruce this week. He was recently caught grasping at a red straw my wife was playing with. He is shockingly long, reaching up to her waist with his arms extended.

Even when she stopped enticing him with the straw, he still chased after something imaginary. For incredibly bizarre reasons, The Bruce will occasionally “attack” the side of the wall, or act as if he’s trying to climb up it. Notice that he’s reaching up past the door knob.

It wasn’t long after I got The Bruce that I noticed just how long he was. He could come up to the table, and from the floor, stand up to see over the edge. Indeed, some men are longer than others.