“If you had to choose between colors and diameters, which would you choose?” My friend Jon posed this question in response to my last post, written with the purpose of soliciting some ideas and thoughts to stir the brain a bit.
Jon’s question–definitely apples and oranges…at first blush.
“Of course, I’d choose colors,” was my first thought. Exotic, stimulating, relaxing, expressive, beautifying, clarifying–colors can be all these. I’ve mentioned here before that a trip to the fabric store or the paint chip rack leaves me nearly giddy from the delight of all those colors. Peacocks and rainbows have the same impact. I don’t think of boundaries when I think of color. I think of expanse.
Diameters on the other hand–who chooses diameters, Jon? Who thinks about diameters, Jon? Ah…but then I think about my friend Jon.
Sometimes his ideas are just a little bit random and off the wall. (He won’t mind me saying that; I think he will agree.) Sometimes they start there, but a second look, a second think, takes you farther. (He will nod his head, I think.)
So–I have a second think about diameters.
What is the nature of a diameter? It connects two points on a circle–the two points that are directly opposite each other on that circle. I like circles–the family circle, circles of friends. Social networking is kind of about diameters–lots of criss-crossing diameters connecting various points on the same circle…or on circles which intersect, as in a Venn diagram.
Hmmm…I’m beginning to think I might choose diameters…sometimes. Truth be told, I think life would be lacking without both.
(And, Jon, here’s one for you: If you had to choose between Venn diagrams and thumb tacks, which would choose?) 
nicely done, Amy. I wondered what you would do with that question, and you’ve answered both parts of it beautifully.
Now you’re both making my brain hurt…