A Belated Blog Entry :-)
You know who you are, I really enjoyed our conversation today...I've said it once and I'll say it again, it's a rather nice break from the norm to speak with someone who is intelligent and easy to talk to at the same time. It has been my past experience that the smartest and most talented among us are often the most difficult to communicate with...not so in your case and for that, and for always being yourself with me, I thank you. After a bit more time on the mountain I'll hopefully have something wise....or at the very least, interesting to post about here...in the meantime I just wanted to post a quick thank you and a well-wishing for the remainder of the week. Also on a rather random note, I saw this on the Yahoo! homepage and since I find you rather like myself in many respects I thought you might enjoy it. It was in the news headline box and goes right along with our "societal drain-circling" observations. So here it is, in all it's two line glory. Click on the headlines to view the full story....for some reason my formatting doesn't mark links very clearly.
*Study Links Brain Size to Intelligence Level
*Chimp Paintings Sell for $26,000 at Auction
Aahhh-hhaaa-ha-ha-ha-ha!!!!! How very, very ironic when placed in close proximity .....though now that I think about it you might not agree in this particular case....oh well, its interesting either way....and lends itself to a question....how do you feel about art produced by animals....anyone? All input appreciated here. Oh, and two more drawings to be posted soon...I'm just gonna buy a new scanner, forget trying to repair the old one. Until next time a little Latin....tu addo itaque adfero laetitia (you inspire and therefore bring joy)
posted by Unknown at 8:17 PM
2 Comments:
Yes, yes, exactly what I was thinking. I'm absolutely positive that no ape ever leaned over and (insert British accent) said, "Pardon me, Gov'nor but would you be so kind as to grab us a smidgen of that Burnt Sienna, this orange just doesn't capture the sunset!" But hey, if you've got $26K to waste more power to you. I will say though that I don't agree as to the racial/sexual bias of IQ tests...at least not certified ones administered by a phsychologist. They are related more to spacial concepts and conceptual problem solving than anything else...which I don't think is affected by education level, sex, or race...unless of course you're in a race to have sex on a certain level whilst taking the test! (That joke was so bad even I feel the need to apologize, it's the coffee I swear) I do think that standardized testing in public schools as well as skill tests administered in MEPS are biased but they include mechanics, mathematics, and vocabulary skills, where as IQ testes are basically puzzles worded/drawn to be solved by forming pictures in your mind. Are you sure you're bad at them? I would think, as talented of an artist as you are, that you would be very good at them. Have you ever been given one in a controlled environment or are we just talking IQ.com tests here? Oh, and how's your Tue.?
11:03 AM
IQ tests are very different, and by extension usually more fair, than standardized testing. And yes, I loved that sight, hilarious, did you notice that a lot of the celebrities whose brains they seem to have obtained will probably be the same people without them? ;)
10:43 PM
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