You Are An Unusual Bird

Why, yes I Am.

The title comes from a chapter heading of a book I had years ago where the reader (survey taker) would take a survey (I gave that away already), and the results would lead you to an animal or 2 or 3 of some kind.

The book was "The Animal In You." I was a penguin.

Now I truly don't think it was because of how I was dressed. (have never worn a penguin suite or a tux for that matter).

And I don't think it was because of my swagger (as if they called that a waddle or something). I'm guessing because of it's flightlessness, they knew something about my only flying twice in my life at the time. (to Florida and back home when I was 14).

Attempting to think back to so many years ago with the book, I did agree with what it said. I am guessing there was a much better bit of reasoning mentioned in the book which is a lot better than my saying, yup, that's about right when it came to me.

I like to think the unusual part was more of a "you're not like other folks." (Yes, Michael Jackson's Thriller video came to mind where he tells his date that he isn't like other guys - to which she says something like I know. that's what I like about you).

This past weekend, I went to Chicago to help my GF move stuff back home. I drove the 15ft truck back to the Lou. (More on that at a later time. But let me just say I have more respect for those who drive the big rigs as well as the smaller trucks I was driving. And when you are on the road with the trucks, understand they don't have a rear view mirror and they really can not see you pull out to go around them. So be careful out there).

Back to this blog post.

I know the Chicago part has almost nothing to do with this post about being unusual. Well, yet it does. We went to Navy Pier on Friday and to say there were different people there would be an understatement. There were unique people, different people, unusual people and yet totally the same to everyone else.

So where am I going with all of this?

I don't really know. It all made sense when I picked up the camera and took a picture of the TY Beanie Baby penguin who was resting on my bed. So I guess I am leaving that up to you.

What comes to mind when you hear the word unusual or different, or strange. Are they interchangable words? Do they mean the same to you now as they did when you were a kid? Do they mean the same to you and your kids today? Or do your kids have the same interpretation of the word you may have had back in the day?


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David Stoddard
The Unmotivated Motivational Writer
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