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[jianantonic]

On a clear day, which doesn't happen very often in Portland, you can get a really nice view of Mount Hood towering over the cityscape.  It's something like 40 miles away, but there's a great view driving over the Columbia River from Portland to Vancouver, Washington.  I saw it for the first time two days ago and was rendered speechless.  I love the mountains in Virginia, but these mountains out west dwarf our beloved Blue Ridge.  I mean, the Cascade Mountains?  They mean business. 

I want to host a camping trip out here this summer at Crater Lake.  Maybe a weekend/long weekend thing...possibly rent a cabin, or just tent it up.  Any of you folks think you could swing something like that?  Assume that if you are reading this, you are invited.  If you have never met me in person, um...not invited.

In other news, I had a random memory of elementary school today.  At least once a year, I was pulled out of class with a few other students -- usually the same ones; the smart ones -- to take standardized tests.  We were never told why we were taking these and we never got our own results.  I guess maybe the parents did, but if they did, mine never mentioned it.  It now occurs to me that these were IQ tests, and this was probably what got me into the gifted program.  Anyway, I'm really curious what my scores were.  I emailed a school administrator about getting these records today.  I'm a dork for caring, I know, but I'm curious.  I want to know how smart my 6-year-old self was.  I know I was a giant smartass.  But how smart was my ass?

Anyway, I'm going to go play some more bridge now.  One thing I love about Portland (among many other things) is that they have bridge club games twice every day.  I've won at least one of almost all of the awards my unit recognizes, but I have never won Ace of Clubs.  Playing out here, that becomes a definite possibility.  And playing with McKenzie helps a lot, too.  I'm such a better player when I play with him.  We've been spending a lot of time writing out system notes and talking about our agreements, and even though most of it is stuff I already know quite well, just focusing my mind on it all day gears me up for some great bridge.  Playing great bridge makes me happy. 

Peace.

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[robinhoodvandal.livejournal.com]

I had my IQ tested when I was a kid as part of testing for ADHD, ODD and learning disabilities. My mom had the results but would never tell me what my IQ was. I asked her when she was out here visiting last and she finally relented and told me. It was fairly high; I was a smarty pants as a kid. When she told me, though, I was struck with the creepy realization that I'm pretty damned sure my IQ has gone down since then. It was weird to think about. I was really smart as a kid. I read all the time and retained an incredible amount of information. I feel like sometime in highschool though I just started to get more and more average. It's weird to think about.

[oobermeister.livejournal.com]

did you say...camping trip?? ;)