Comments on The Interstellar Housewife: 12:50, Press Return

You're welcome. In moments of excruciating ho...

2011-03-17T14:02:35.455-07:00

You're welcome.

In moments of excruciating honesty, I admit it's a wound that never went away. But I also know I'd have ended up insufferable - as opposed to barely tolerable - if math hadn't been an Achilles heel.

Intelligence comes in many forms, which is something very few people seem to understand - in large part, I think, because most of us are indoctrinated, from cradle to grave, into a belief system which says (a.) we live in a meritocracy, and (b.) money is virtue. People can mouth all kinds of platitudes disputing one or both, but human behavior, through my cynical eyes, contradicts the contradictions.

Based on the individuals I've met from a very broad swath of socioeconomic strata, I'm comfortable saying we're all fucked up in one way or another. Well, come to think of it, except in the egalitarian sense, comfortable is hardly the right word. It's kind of disturbing. But, WTF, I didn't design the line, and that's always something to be grateful for.

Oh, and thanks!

2011-03-17T09:32:51.702-07:00

Oh, and thanks!

Hey Arvin~ Funny how life works, isn't it? Wh...

2011-03-17T09:32:27.703-07:00

Hey Arvin~

Funny how life works, isn't it? When I was between 5 and 10, I was all about being an astronaut. But when I realized how shitacular I was in math, my heart sank.

Oh, well. It's not so bad, I guess. My idea of space exploration at those ages had me visiting other solar systems and learning about the cultures of other civilizations -- not bringing supplies to the ISS.

~Deirdre

Great essay, Deirdre. Math torpedoed my ac...

2011-03-16T21:43:20.562-07:00

Great essay, Deirdre.

Math torpedoed my academic prospects. Twenty years later, life being the really strange trip it is, I became a reinsurance accountant for a few years in The Swingin' Nineties. Every little boy's dream.

Did he then try to get you to paint your bagel sil...

2011-03-15T18:39:10.406-07:00

Did he then try to get you to paint your bagel silver and take photos of it dangling in front of... er, nevermind.

I wonder if he refers to 'the The' as simply 'The.'

Just don't call it 'the paranormal," ...

2011-03-15T17:09:38.794-07:00

Just don't call it 'the paranormal," it gets slammed even by people heavily involved in the topic! i had lunch a couple months ago with Michael Horn ( http://www.theyfly.com/ ) and he almost grabbed my bagel out of my hands when I mentioned the word.

OK, I'm getting ahead of myself - I'm off to read your article...