When You Mix Red and Blue

You get purple!

It is Friday again and here's the latest Revgal Friday Five:

Those of us who are in the United States have just been through quite a topsy-turvy election. During the campaign we heard a fair amount about red states and blue states, when in fact most of us live in some shade of purple. And so... a lighter look at those confounding colors:

1. Favorite red food

Must be red bell pepper.

2. Tell us about the bluest body of water you've ever seen in person.

A beach on the island of St. Thomas. I can still envision the blue and feel the fear as I learned to snorkel. I could barely swim. Even wearing a life vest, I was panicked to see the sandy bottom so far below. Maybe it was the adrenaline rush that made it look so blue.

3. It's movie rental time: Blue Planet, The Color Purple, or Crimson Tide?
I never heard of Blue Planet. I don't think I saw Crimson Tide but I did enjoy The Hunt for Red October. I vaguely remember The Color Purple, Oprah and being required to read the book for a college class. So I'd probably save my rental money hit the local library and choose between Rudoph the Red Nosed Reindeer--The Movie, Blues Clues: Blue's Big Musical Movie, or Purple Rain. Yeah, Purple Rain...don't remember it well, but that's probably the one for me.

4. What has you seeing red these days?
Lots of things. Must we go there? Houses buried in clutter, dirt, mold, and decay. People who say, "Well, I don't need to do anything, somebody else will take care of it eventually." I know who the somebody else is!

People who become obsessed with something/someone they can't change and can't let go. That's me in the mirror. So I'll stop here.

5. What or who picks you up when you're feeling blue?

A rousing game of Nocturnal Chicken with Little Sprout. I guess that needs a bit of explanation. The game begins with closing all curtains and turning off all lights in one room to make it as dark as possible. Nocturnal--get it? Then everyone is a chicken. Which means we baw, baw, bawk and walk around the room with wings flapping. But not just any bawking will do. According to the game's creator, you must begin the game bawking to the tune of Beethoven's 5th symphony. After that, a variety of songs are selected. The game continues until all are exhausted from the laughing or mom needs to get the laundry out.

I love this game. It is in direct contrast to elections. Everybody wins. On the other hand, maybe it is like the campaigns many of us have just endured. Or a foreshadowing of the clucking and wing flapping in Washington as all sides try to find their way.