Ten Feet Tall and Waterproof

You've heard the expression "10 feet tall and bulletproof," a folk expression for being invulnerable. Me, I'm about 6, built OK but not a bruiser, and vulnerable to bullets and all kinds of other things besides.

But the other morning, I notice that they've got a guy outside with a power washer, hosing the building down, and pretty soon he's going to hit the window of my second-floor office. Pow! It's pretty cool, actually.

I remember watching various media incarnations of Superman in the obligatory scene where they're firing automatic weapons at him and the bullets are simply bouncing off his chest as he stands there, grinning merrily. I didn't feel exactly like that when the guy blasted his spray at the window and I just sat there in my chair, gazing calmly at the furious white froth bouncing off the window. Not exactly the feeling of 10 feet tall and bulletproof, but as close as I'm likely to get, I suppose.