Smart? or Not Smart?

There are times I think I'm not as smart as I LIKE to think I am.

Sure, earlier today, when making a business related visit to a new organization in town, when I asked for promotional materials that I might distribute from my office - we found that their stuff doesn't have their new location's address or phone number on it yet. The employee I was chatting with asked the receptionist the number to their office - and I rattled it off before she did. The employees looked at me with that special look reserved for circus freaks, and I hung my head and mumbled that the number was on my bulletin board over my desk. And one of them asked "what, you can see that in your mind?" -- I muttered yes and beat it. I don't like admitting that I have an uncanny ability to recall number sequences. In the lab, the biggest and best treats were given for being able to recall number sequences. It comes in handy, but also makes you a tad freakish too.

Then, there are times when I wonder how smart I could really be. I finally figured out this morning why I've been so tired lately. Because I'm never in bed before 12:30am - and about 6 each morning, the critter called "toad" starts walking on my head and yelling for food. We play this nasty game of me swatting him off the bed, and he climbing right back on for the next hour or more before I finally give up. If I were smart - I'd lock him out of the room - or feed him and go back to sleep - or something more than play this nasty little game. I am embarrassed to admit how long this has been going on before I figured this little correlation out.

Sigh. Monkeys can't know EVERYTHING!

In current news, an article published today says that if we paid stay at home mothers for the work performed at fair market value, they'd be earning a salary of over $134,000 a year. I can't help think of the women I know - The Chick, McSmelly - who I know work a whole lot harder than a whole lot of wage earners I know. I hope their families recognize the tremendous value in their work and dedication.

I have pictures of Hank -- I'll try to get them posted soon.