On Sat, 12 Jul 1997, Mara Riley wrote:

> At 11:40 PM 7/9/97 -0500, you wrote:

> I _might_ have an interest in you if you're interested in the things I'm
> interested in... otherwise, I'm lousy at small talk.  Know anything about
> medieval to early modern costuming?  Harleys?  Shelties?  Celtic studies or
> music?  Wooden sailboats?

        That about what I meant by "no interest in you."

> I disagree.  I think it's modern society that hurts people with very high
> IQs; they get stifled and made fun of by the less-intelligent people.  I
> think I deliberately 'dumb down' at work so as not to threaten my boss; she
> gets very offended when I get frustrated with her inability to operate even
> the simplest of tasks on her computer.

        I just try not to care.  Sometimes, a low-level elitism helps.
But if you take the approach of "Smart?  Me?  No way!" then everyone else
is stupid by default.  I just try to keep a realistic attitude and
remember all the things that I don't know how to do.

        I'd join Mensa for the ability to put it on my resume.  I'll have
to look into it in a few months.  As far as hanging out with smart people
goes, I pretty much already do that.  Sure, I only have two friends, but
at least we get along.