tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306252283429139894.post4614230521652303433..comments2024-03-15T00:27:48.794-07:00Comments on Retire In Style Blog Too: The Trouble With "Stupid"Barbara Torrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09618291241661047482noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306252283429139894.post-56819274208950625052016-09-27T18:56:13.281-07:002016-09-27T18:56:13.281-07:00I am sorry for you in that regard. But in many cas...I am sorry for you in that regard. But in many cases parents do things because they don't know better. Still it must have hurt. Darn.Barbara Torrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05114209481329773753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306252283429139894.post-12357001582300315812016-09-27T18:55:20.802-07:002016-09-27T18:55:20.802-07:00I agree.I agree.Barbara Torrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05114209481329773753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306252283429139894.post-31652945007783657162016-09-27T18:55:02.683-07:002016-09-27T18:55:02.683-07:00Thank you so much Marty. I love an Isaacson book b...Thank you so much Marty. I love an Isaacson book but have not read Einstein. Now I want to do that.Barbara Torrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05114209481329773753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306252283429139894.post-36811074393120470822016-09-27T18:53:40.135-07:002016-09-27T18:53:40.135-07:00I don't know how that happened. But I don'...I don't know how that happened. But I don't believe I ever heard that word growing up. It is hurtful though when said to someone's face. And hurtful is not what we should be aiming for.Barbara Torrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05114209481329773753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306252283429139894.post-38090248210526057042016-09-27T18:51:45.492-07:002016-09-27T18:51:45.492-07:00You made me smile! ME TOO!You made me smile! <br><br>ME TOO!Barbara Torrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05114209481329773753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306252283429139894.post-38990479675008503872016-09-27T18:51:12.330-07:002016-09-27T18:51:12.330-07:00In the world I come from (education) this quote is...In the world I come from (education) this quote is one that hits very close to home. Students that are required to climb a tree and fail when they would have succeed in the water are misjudged. I suppose I am more at home in that venue.Barbara Torrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05114209481329773753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306252283429139894.post-39226533059106588762016-09-27T18:49:09.628-07:002016-09-27T18:49:09.628-07:00Well, no label should go unearned. If we are talki...Well, no label should go unearned. If we are talking about politics, you are so right. Thinking you are a genius in many cases can come back and bite you!Barbara Torrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05114209481329773753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306252283429139894.post-90461596318342623162016-09-27T16:10:14.989-07:002016-09-27T16:10:14.989-07:00My father used to get mad at me and call me a &quo...My father used to get mad at me and call me a "stupid ninny." I thought I was for a long time, but it wasn't true. He just didn't know any better himself. :-(DJanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07152183871573797791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306252283429139894.post-8473006755350338642016-09-27T13:41:21.340-07:002016-09-27T13:41:21.340-07:00Isn't it incredibly interesting to think about...Isn't it incredibly interesting to think about people so off the wall smart like Einstein. I think the fish analogy is perfect description of what is expected of some children.Barbarahttp://www.babybloggingboomer.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306252283429139894.post-81821460532389007392016-09-27T10:38:09.521-07:002016-09-27T10:38:09.521-07:00It really is a great quote, and one from which I t...It really is a great quote, and one from which I think I can still learn a few things. A few years ago I read Walter Isaacson's excellent biography of Einstein. While I absolutely was captivated by his life (particularly his complicated relationships with women), I struggled mightily with the physics and the mathematics. In order to write a proper biography, Isaacson obviously had to delve into that subject too! There were many times while reading it that I had to go over sections more than once because I just could not wrap my head around the math. With hindsight now, this quote sort of puts all of that struggle I had at the time into a proper perspective. Great post, Barbara.Martyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18300687421123660273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306252283429139894.post-87663067788723484622016-09-27T07:33:06.209-07:002016-09-27T07:33:06.209-07:00When did stupid get such a bad connotation and bec...When did stupid get such a bad connotation and become one of the "swears" as the little kids say? If stupid means "given to unintelligent decisions or acts; acting in an unintelligent or careless manner" then I have certainly been guilty of such. I guess it's a matter of semantics. Call the act what you want but be careful about name-calling. What is "stupid" is applying a one-size-fits-all test to a group of individuals as depicted in the cartoon.Mona McGinnishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12234038212082778117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306252283429139894.post-60274727884143433112016-09-27T06:45:48.968-07:002016-09-27T06:45:48.968-07:00Great quote! I often wonder how many incredibly br...Great quote! I often wonder how many incredibly brilliant people through the ages spent their lives as the worst farmers in town because computers had not yet been invented. I'm still waiting for the technology to be invented that will unlock my genius.joehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08520161706680568508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306252283429139894.post-88528934418895538302016-09-26T18:58:50.907-07:002016-09-26T18:58:50.907-07:00Great comment. Reality is sometimes not obviousGreat comment. Reality is sometimes not obviousMaryAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12720942306084208839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306252283429139894.post-27243403072088745272016-09-26T16:45:22.238-07:002016-09-26T16:45:22.238-07:00By the same token, if you're told you are a ge...By the same token, if you're told you are a genius and have all the money you ever need to buy your way through life, you may begin to think you are a genius. That can be a slippery slope as we are witnessing now.<br>bBarbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05788606865404200811noreply@blogger.com