Choose Your Own Adventure

You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself in any direction you choose. You’re on your own, and you know what you know. And you are the guy who’ll decide where to go.

Dr. Seuss

The Catholic News Agency has “The story behind Pope Benedict XVI’s red shoes ”. It’s a quick read. In summary, a cobbler named Antonio Arellano who was originally from Trujillo, Peru, used to mend shoes for Benedict when he was a cardinal. At one point, Arellano opened a shoe repair shop by the Vatican. After seeing the new Pope on television, “Arellano said he remembered Benedict’s shoe size — 42 — and decided to give the new pope a pair of red shoes during a general audience at the Vatican.”

About the author

Theodor Seuss Geisel , (March 2, 1904 – September 24, 1991) was an American children’s author and cartoonist. He is known for his work writing and illustrating more than 60 books under the pen name Dr. Seuss (/suːs, zuːs/ sooss, zooss). His work includes many of the most popular children’s books of all time, selling over 600 million copies and being translated into more than 20 languages by the time of his death.