The Left Hand of Darkness

So, over the past several years, I've been experiencing a curious phenomenon. It seems to have some kind of karmic significance, though what it might be I can't say. Over the past few years, I have purchased a number of very nice, high quality, warm, flexible gloves. And after a few months, invariably, I lose one. Now this is not so unusual. But it is curious, that there is a unique pattern to my glove loss. See if you can figure it out:

Yes, you guess it: I only every lose the right glove. What could it mean? Is it that, as a left, liberal minded person, I must lose the right, conservative covering? Or do I lost the right, leaving the wrong, and so am not able to choose the "right" path?

Well, last night, going out with Bridget and Chris to see the Whistler in the Dark production of "The Europeans" and celebrate Bridget's birthday, sure enough I lost one of the lovely and expensive gloves Kelli had got me for Christmas. And which glove was it? Yes, it was the right glove - or the correct glove, depending on how you view this.

But wonder of wonders, miracle of miracles, I found the glove, outside on my front walkway, where it had dropped out of my pocket as I ran to the car. So I didn't lose the right glove. But what did I find?