CBC my local Canadian TV station did a show called Test The Nation tonight. I took the test with them. It was a basic IQ test and any of you can take it by going to CBC.ca/testthenation. I think they said it would still be available on line.
Anyways, I am terrible at visual perception. Which shape goes next in a series. There were 12 of those and I got 7 of them wrong.
Another one I got wrong was: If this is Thursday, what is the third day after tomorrow? I would like to know who I can talk to to dispute their answer.
And still another I got wrong was which simple math problem had the highest answer and I picked 8 times 22. Well when it came time to see the answer it turned out it was 8 plus 22 and of course, was the wrong answer.
By their scoring system, which made allowances for age, my IQ is 124.
Sunday, March 18, 2007
Friday, March 16, 2007
My Best Feature
Lungs. No I don't mean the outside curvey kind. I happen to have deep, well functioning lungs. Whenever I start to bemoan arthritic pains I take a deep breath and say "Man, that's living."
So, I'm in the dentist's chair. Nitrous Oxide attached to my nose and wondering, should I breathe deep or breathe shallow. Small shallow breaths get more nitrous more quickly, but deep breaths would hold some in reserve.
I'm telling you, my life is just one dilemma after another.
So, I'm in the dentist's chair. Nitrous Oxide attached to my nose and wondering, should I breathe deep or breathe shallow. Small shallow breaths get more nitrous more quickly, but deep breaths would hold some in reserve.
I'm telling you, my life is just one dilemma after another.
Friday, March 02, 2007
No Virus for Me
42:31 Those were the numbers on my phone's clock when I was finally connected to the next available service representative while trying to renew my Norton Antivirus subscription.
The background music was awful. After the first 17 minutes I stayed on for the sheer martyrdom of it. My hand fell asleep. Then my arm fell asleep. Then I fell asleep. The girl woke me up thanking me for my patience and letting me know that my call would be answered by the next available service representative. That message came on every 2 1/2 minutes so I couldn't get much sleep. Past the 30:14 mark I was getting pretty upset when the background music broke into "Cry Me A River".
That same message advised me to go to service.symantic.com for faster easier service. It never gave me a chance to say "Ha, I've been there, I can't do it."
But at 42:31 Asif, my next available representative came on and was very helpful. At least if I understood him correctly, he was helpful. He did my renewal (I think) and he charged $42.39 to my credit card (I think).
The only part of which I am really sure is that by 52:58 I was out of there.
The background music was awful. After the first 17 minutes I stayed on for the sheer martyrdom of it. My hand fell asleep. Then my arm fell asleep. Then I fell asleep. The girl woke me up thanking me for my patience and letting me know that my call would be answered by the next available service representative. That message came on every 2 1/2 minutes so I couldn't get much sleep. Past the 30:14 mark I was getting pretty upset when the background music broke into "Cry Me A River".
That same message advised me to go to service.symantic.com for faster easier service. It never gave me a chance to say "Ha, I've been there, I can't do it."
But at 42:31 Asif, my next available representative came on and was very helpful. At least if I understood him correctly, he was helpful. He did my renewal (I think) and he charged $42.39 to my credit card (I think).
The only part of which I am really sure is that by 52:58 I was out of there.
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