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The other day after going into town with one of my field assistants to get bricks to build a new wall in my kitchen, we stopped to get lunch on the way home. During lunch I asked him how often he had lunch with any of the other students that have worked here. But he said he'd never had lunch with anyone else before me. When I asked, why not? He replied: "No one else is like you, Jackie." ... that's right :)

For the days when I think too much about myself I am writing this blog with excerpts taken from "Average versus Exceptional" by Dragos Roua . Average versus Exceptional Being an average person surely gives you a bit of safety. Average is cozy. You don’t get too much resistance from society, as long as you fit in the limits. In fact, being average guarantees that society will support you rather than reject you. Exceptional is risky. Risk is dangerous. Risk can not only put you in danger but it can be extended to your close group, to your community, to the entire society. This is why exceptional people are usually rejected by society. Being exceptional is surely an exciting path but it can also be filled with trouble. Being average is usually easier; all you have to do is follow the rules. Go to school, graduate, get a job, get married. But this will not guarantee in any form that you will be successful, or that you will live a fulfilling life. It will be safe and you’ll s

Train Your Focus Your focus is in fact your reality. Use it wisely. Train it constantly for it will enhance your reality in ways you never imagined. Keep your focus sharp as a razor blade and be prepared to experience life in fantastic shapes and colors.

Pineapple, shrimp, imitation crab meat, cuttlefish, muscles, cheese and Thousand Island's sauce. Next time you are ordering pizza with people that you sort of know, and one of them says "How'bout the Seafood pizza?" Try to refrain from the polite response of "Um, OK, if you want." The appropriate response is: "ABSOLUTELY NOT!"   Worst pizza ever!   At least we got a free umbrella on our way out. Cha-ching!

I don't know what this was that got me, but it STUNG LIKE A BEE! Wooooooowee! Here's a picture of the aftermath 3 days later...