Nonstandard People

On the drive to the barn this morning to yet again wrap Corky's leg, I got to thinking about different people and how we seem to 'gel' with certain types of people. I think my favorite kind of people is what I call the 'Non-Standard' type people. You know the type - they do things a bit differently than the norm, they see things a bit differently, and they are fairly unpredictable (in a good or bad way).

I started thinking about the NonStandard people in my life. The first that comes to my mind is my husband - he is definitely NonStandard! He sees things very differently from the average person, and he has absolutely NO fear of letting the world know he sees and feels things differently. Sometimes this really annoys me (when he crosses the line from being 'different' to just downright crass) but for the most part it makes life with him very interesting!

I have several students I would call NonStandard. Although I am not supposed to have favorites, they are the ones I find myself having casual conversations with and enjoying their dialogue. Plus they make me laugh, and anyone that makes me laugh is tops in my book!