smartypants

this week, the NYT tells of a study which reinforces that i'm smarter than my kid brother. none of our high school teachers would argue: he was one of those unfortunate 2nd kids with a memorable last name who got the "wow, you're nothing like your smart big sis" comments... as it happened, i sorta cared about my grades & transcripts (thought they would get me scholarships & help me get the fuck out of dodge) and he didn't. so yeah, i went to a top-rated college (and dropped out, and went back elsewhere, and dropped out again: lather, rinse, repeat) and frankly, the classes i'm taking right now? my brother could teach them in his sleep. real-world facts: my brother not only makes more money than i do, but he's also my personal help desk-- if he can't fix it over the phone, i've been known to drive a laptop 90 miles to have him diagnose it. # of times in the last decade that i've called him for help of any variety? a zillion. number of times in that same decade he's asked me for help re the intelligent topics i'm so good at, with my supposedly higher IQ? zero. who's smarter now?