Archive for August, 2008

I may be pilloried for admitting this, but I don’t like baseball – and I have a theory as to why. I think only a left-brainer can truly appreciate a game that is more about statistics than action. Sure, a right-brainer can enjoy attending a ball game – but if it’s more about the dogs and the brews, you aren’t a true baseball fan.

I remember going to a ball game with my dad; on the drive home, he raved about how amazing it was to have seen a no-hitter. For him, it was the perfect storm of order, mathematics, and strategy; for me it was the rain on my daily parade of summer fun.

The left-brain person loves logic, details, facts and rules. The right-brain person likes surprise, risk taking, emotion and imagination. It’s the accountant versus the artist. I’m guessing that the more creative you are, the less you appreciate baseball.  

So, are you a lefty or a righty? Here’s an easy test to find out. And what’s your sport of choice?

Ahhh, the beauty of a simple concept.

As part of a “Critter Quest” campaign, the San Francisco Zoo installed posters featuring butterfly wings, peacock feathers and other animal body parts at bus shelters around town- and then encouraged passers-by to stop and take a digital photo. The photos can be uploaded to a special zoo gallery website, and the winning photo will be used in an upcoming ad.

It engages visitors and residents of all ages, driving them to the zoo gallery at http://www.oursfzoo.org/ to upload their flights of fancy (or funny, depending on the poster).  What a fun idea!