"paul packer" wrote in message
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On Mon, 3 Oct 2005 19:43:21 -0400, "Robert Morein"
wrote:
For some people, cloistering themselves from the vulgar, and the
low-brow pursuits of ordinary people makes them happy.

Yep. Makes me deleriously happy.

So be it.

It is.

But I
wouldn't take it as an article of faith that this will work for you.
Don't
make it a goal in and of itself.

It just comes naturally, doesn't it? If it doesn't, don't do it.

You, too, could have a brilliant mind, yet
enjoy Jello, Twinkies, and Metallica, and if that's the case, feel no
guilt.

He mightn't feel any guilt, but he probably wouldn't have such a
brilliant mind after a while either. When was the last time you met a
brilliant Metallica fan? Not lately? Well, there's a reason... :-)

I was just thinking hypothetically