Saturday, May 2, 2026

Shoeless Spider-Man

In a brief dream, I was teaching English to a very large group of very young children, not corresponding to any of my students in waking life. There were a few other teachers in the room as well, again not corresponding to any specific people I know. The children would come to the front of the classroom one at a time, and I would ask each two questions -- "What's your name?" and "What are you wearing?" -- to which they would have to reply in complete English sentences.

Most of them were wearing ordinary clothing, but then a boy came up who was dressed as Spider-Man.

"What's your name?"

"My name is Peter."

The teachers looked at each other, acknowledging the fitting coincidence that the actual Spider-Man's name is also Peter.

"What are you wearing?"

"I'm wearing a Spider-Man suit."

"Are you wearing shoes?"

"No, I'm not."

This reply confused me for a second. He wasn't barefoot; he was wearing a full spandex Spider-Man suit, terminating in something like boots, but I conceded that, no, you probably couldn't really call them "shoes."

And then I woke up. I think the dream is likely significant, since Spider-Man, Peter, shoes, and even Peter's shoes have all been in the sync-stream.

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Shoeless Spider-Man

In a brief dream, I was teaching English to a very large group of very young children, not corresponding to any of my students in waking lif...