Sunday, November 11, 2007

Sunday Scribblings - Left & Right

When I'm driving down the road, sometimes the concept of "left and right" blurs. Most of the roads on which I drive are little country roads and there is not much traffic. Kentucky also has some of the twistiest, windiest roads known to humans. So, as long as I am being a safe driver, and nothing is coming at me head-on, why should I speed up or slow down just to stay on the "right" side of the road?

I was never one for coloring inside the lines either.

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For other great entries on the subject "Left & Right", see Issue #84 of Sunday Scribblings!

5 comments:

  1. Funny! Coloring outside the lines is a good thing!

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  2. Your thoughts reminded me of part of a psychology class question teachers love to ask about whether you would stop at a stop sign on a completely deserted road.

    Stay safe!

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  3. Your "coloring outside the lines" brings to mind a great old song by Harry Chapin. The lyrics are brilliant.
    You can hear it here:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?
    v=noVC5Jt2Gu8

    Here are the lyrics:

    Flowers are Red by Harry Chapin

    Harry Chapin Flowers are Red Lyrics
    (Spoken)Your son marches to the beat of a different drummer, comma.
    (Spoken)But don't worry,
    (Spoken)We'll have him joining the parade by the end of the term

    The little boy went first day of school
    He got some crayons and started to draw
    He put colors all over the paper
    For colors was what he saw
    And the teacher said.. What you doin' young man
    I'm paintin' flowers he said
    She said... It's not the time for art young man
    And anyway flowers are green and red
    There's a time for everything young man
    And a way it should be done
    You've got to show concern for everyone else
    For you're not the only one

    And she said...
    Flowers are red young man
    Green leaves are green
    There's no need to see flowers any other way
    Than they way they always have been seen

    But the little boy said...
    There are so many colors in the rainbow
    So many colors in the morning sun
    So many colors in the flower and I see every one

    Well the teacher said.. You're sassy
    There's ways that things should be
    And you'll paint flowers the way they are
    So repeat after me.....

    And she said...
    Flowers are red young man
    Green leaves are green
    There's no need to see flowers any other way
    Than they way they always have been seen

    But the little boy said...
    There are so many colors in the rainbow
    So many colors in the morning sun
    So many colors in the flower and I see every one

    The teacher put him in a corner
    She said.. It's for your own good..
    And you won't come out 'til you get it right
    And are responding like you should
    Well finally he got lonely
    Frightened thoughts filled his head
    And he went up to the teacher
    And this is what he said.. and he said

    Flowers are red, green leaves are green
    There's no need to see flowers any other way
    Than the way they always have been seen

    Time went by like it always does
    And they moved to another town
    And the little boy went to another school
    And this is what he found
    The teacher there was smilin'
    She said...Painting should be fun
    And there are so many colors in a flower
    So let's use every one

    But that little boy painted flowers
    In neat rows of green and red
    And when the teacher asked him why
    This is what he said.. and he said

    Flowers are red, green leaves are green
    There's no need to see flowers any other way
    Than the way they always have been seen.

    But there still must be a way to have our children say . . .

    There are so many colors in the rainbow
    So many colors in the morning sun
    So many colors in the flower and I see every one

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  4. Ha. When I was in kindergarden my parents were called to school because I was "badly behaved". What did I do wrong? I "refused" to color within the lines. ACtually I couldn't see the lines, I was so nearsighted, but nobody figured that out for three more years.
    Mad Kane

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  5. At least you're not ambidextrous! It drives my hubby crazy that I tend to say "left" when it really could be a "right". LOL!

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