Danged, Helen... That was one of my old tricks with the ring... Back when I was in military school I was the guideon (Company flag) bearer, which meant I didn't have to carry an M-1 rifle. Good you'd think. But I did have to walk in front of the comapany and during ceremonies would have to do some purdy intricate things with the guideon bearers of the other two companies. I would us a rubber band on my left ring finger and make it tight enough so that I knew it was there.... The reason, which you will understand, for the left hand is that left is considered the "wrong way" so I purposely used the rubber band to create enough pain in the finger that I always associated pain and left...
Now a days left is nothin' more than my "other right"...