tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8706751.post114073660183347762..comments2013-09-16T01:51:25.582-07:00Comments on War is peace; freedom is slavery; ignorance is strength.: Outcast GeniusAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17109430531198187222noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8706751.post-1140812742468058892006-02-24T12:25:00.000-08:002006-02-24T12:25:00.000-08:00Ariel,Again, thanks for your kind words. My little...Ariel,<BR/><BR/>Again, thanks for your kind words. My little 3 year old redhead sometimes likes to think of herself as The Little Mermaid, so I am fond of the name Ariel anyway.<BR/><BR/>Eric,<BR/><BR/>I think that most definitely as we get older, we become more independent and we rely less and less on friends for comfort or companionship. I am personally glad that I have a wonderful wife and three great kids that bring me much happiness. I Don't think I would spend a ton of time out of the house even if I had some good friends.<BR/><BR/>From elementery school through Mid school, I was pretty much a loner. I was lucky to make a few friends in High school, but wasn't able to keep them afterwards. It didn't help that I left for my mission and then came home to a different state.<BR/><BR/>In actuality, I recently went to my High School reunion, and some of the people I had been bitter enemies with turned out to be decent people. That particular experience helped me a little with the bad feelings I had harbored through the years.<BR/><BR/>Oh, and I don't think that being an "outcast genius" makes one smart academically, it only means that you have an uncanny ability to be an outcast no matter where you go. :-)<BR/><BR/>c jones,<BR/><BR/>I think i'm a long ways from donning a pair of tights, with underwear on the outside telling poeple that i'm "Outcast Genius Man", though the idea of becoming a superhero is definitely appealing. :-)<BR/><BR/>On a side note, the ideal example of an outcast genius according to the survey I took was Bill Gates.<BR/><BR/>http://www.okcupid.com/tests/take?testid=9935030990046738815Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17109430531198187222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8706751.post-1140809998450091882006-02-24T11:39:00.000-08:002006-02-24T11:39:00.000-08:00I feel almost like you do. Unfortunately I am mor...I feel almost like you do. Unfortunately I am more than just a few points short of a genius. I guess I am an outcast man of average intelligence.<BR/><BR/>Is it true that many of us have fewer and fewer friends the older we get? Perhaps more socially, emotionally independent?Eric Nielsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00530011180028252442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8706751.post-1140795668267958402006-02-24T07:41:00.000-08:002006-02-24T07:41:00.000-08:00Hmmm, Outcast Genius almost sounds like some kind ...Hmmm, Outcast Genius almost sounds like some kind of superhero. What could be better than that?Brendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11550575279245232263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8706751.post-1140741590546754942006-02-23T16:39:00.000-08:002006-02-23T16:39:00.000-08:00I heart Ian.I heart Ian.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com