The Comedy/Tragedy ring...

The ring that I wear on my right pinky finger draws occasional coments from people because it is unusual. The background is an elongated oval and it has two masks on it. The top one is comedy with the upturned mouth :) and the other tragedy with the :( ...sourpuss expression.

Back in my casino dealer days I used to have a collection of rings that I used to change when I changed my watches. Hey, ...a guy who's stuck in a uniform has to change his 'outfit' somehow.
:) . The were different and while I was dealing up the cards occasionally they would start a conversation. The one that I'm talking has now become symbolic.

At one time many moons ago, I spent four or five seasons volunteering at the Reno Little Theater.
The Greeks used comedy/tragedy mask to depict drama...and it's cool to have it on a ring. My ring seems to jump out at people who are interested in the theater. Wallah...a conversation begins.

It also represents 'life' to me. That's the way it happens. The contrast. Not all good...not all bad.
But a blend of both. Laughter and pain...on a background of each of our lives. And since I'm not the eternal masochist, who loves pain...I try to add a little smile to my life every day...when appropriate. No...I don't laugh at funerals.

take time to laugh and smile...it's what gets us over the rough spots

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