tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5061273.post9074765641491742025..comments2023-11-03T06:08:34.011-06:00Comments on Third Level Digression: Yahmdallahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04486390319031344611noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5061273.post-79880427426882039532009-02-06T14:37:00.000-07:002009-02-06T14:37:00.000-07:00We finally watched Burn After Reading, and I compl...We finally watched <I>Burn After Reading</I>, and I completely agree with your verdict. I was happy, however, to watch it right to the end if only to make acquaintance with The Fugs' "CIA Man." Rockin' tune, that.Whisky Prajerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14076228013022881173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5061273.post-72997963783690154072009-01-16T16:14:00.000-07:002009-01-16T16:14:00.000-07:00Sya, guessing from what I read on your blog, you a...Sya, guessing from what I read on your blog, you are a pretty smart cookie - probably officially "gifted" - so you kinda wreck the curve, and thus are the exception and not the rule. <BR/><BR/>I still take your point, tho.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5061273.post-45951904309112625742009-01-16T14:16:00.000-07:002009-01-16T14:16:00.000-07:00I haven't read Outliers, but I did see a Charlie R...I haven't read Outliers, but I did see a Charlie Rose interview of the author about the book. It does seem intuitively logical that the older kids would do better since they're mentally and physically more developed, but looking back on my own experiences, this wasn't always the case. Before college, I did pretty well academically even though I was a year younger than all my classmates. The Syahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16756204083212894711noreply@blogger.com