Wandering off topic.

[Eleanor]

Done

Thank You.

[Holly Goodhead]

I've always been interested in and good at formal learning and have the qualifications to prove it. My husband had no interest in school, but he was extremely intelligent in my opinion.

But it comes down to attitude, interest and motivation too.

[Holly Goodhead]

I've always been interested in and good at formal learning and have the qualifications to prove it. My husband had no interest in school, but he was extremely intelligent in my opinion.

I wouldn't mind betting you don't read much fiction?

[Holly Goodhead]

When will I be able to get my eyelashes and eyebrows tinted? 

[G-Unit]

But it comes down to attitude, interest and motivation too.

My (unqualified) opinion is that I had the need to prove my worth, whilst my husband was confident of his.

[Eleanor]

Gosh, what a stoic effort.  That must have taken a minute or ten, separating the rubbish from the other rubbish.

No, No, it's okay.  I like the rubbish.  I wouldn't be here otherwise.

[Holly Goodhead]

My (unqualified) opinion is that I had the need to prove my worth, whilst my husband was confident of his.

Yes that's what I thought ie the need to prove your worth was the motivating factor?

Do you read fiction? 

[Holly Goodhead]

Gosh, what a stoic effort.  That must have taken a minute or ten, separating the rubbish from the other rubbish.

No, No, it's okay.  I like the rubbish.  I wouldn't be here otherwise.

But is it rubbish?  When you think how we've evolved from a swampy marsh isn't it remarkable we can sit 000's of miles apart tapping on an electronic device to communicate albeit rubbish!?

[Eleanor]

My (unqualified) opinion is that I had the need to prove my worth, whilst my husband was confident of his.

That might have been a result of Her Majesty.  Love her to bits, by the way.  But they are all taught how very special they are.

I was a Wren Air Mechanic which briefly fulfilled my dreams of equality.  And then I married a Sailor.  It was all down hill after that.

[Holly Goodhead]

Footballers were once considered stupid by many.  It now turns out they're highly intelligent.

Some of the founders of tech giants eg Steve Jobs and Bill Gates didn't complete their college courses.

Richard Branson is dyslexic.

[Eleanor]

Yes that's what I thought ie the need to prove your worth was the motivating factor?

Do you read fiction?

I only ever read Fiction.  The rest is only the opinion od someone else.

[Eleanor]

But is it rubbish?  When you think how we've evolved from a swampy marsh isn't it remarkable we can sit 000's of miles apart tapping on an electronic device to communicate albeit rubbish!?

No, I think it's great.  I just wish that people would be a little more kind.  There but for the grace of God.

[G-Unit]

I wouldn't mind betting you don't read much fiction?

I have always read fiction voraciously. It's my pleasure, my hobby and my comfort. I love Shakespeare, the Brontes, Thomas Hardy and William Golding and dislike Jane Austen and Tolkein.

The only academic writer who thoroughly impressed me was Karl Marx. His economic predictions were correct. In the 1850's he predicted that China would be forced to adopt the capitalist methods of production, for example. They certainly have!

I admire scientific writers, but find them difficult to understand. I once nearly grasped the theory of relativity, but not quite...

[Holly Goodhead]

I have always read fiction voraciously. It's my pleasure, my hobby and my comfort. I love Shakespeare, the Brontes, Thomas Hardy and William Golding and dislike Jane Austen and Tolkein.

The only academic writer who thoroughly impressed me was Karl Marx. His economic predictions were correct. In the 1850's he predicted that China would be forced to adopt the capitalist methods of production, for example. They certainly have!

I admire scientific writers, but find them difficult to understand. I once nearly grasped the theory of relativity, but not quite...

Well it just shows then you can't judge a book by its cover!

I rarely read books just newspapers and magazines like the National Geographic, Economist and New Scientist.

[Holly Goodhead]

I have always read fiction voraciously. It's my pleasure, my hobby and my comfort. I love Shakespeare, the Brontes, Thomas Hardy and William Golding and dislike Jane Austen and Tolkein.

The only academic writer who thoroughly impressed me was Karl Marx. His economic predictions were correct. In the 1850's he predicted that China would be forced to adopt the capitalist methods of production, for example. They certainly have!

I admire scientific writers, but find them difficult to understand. I once nearly grasped the theory of relativity, but not quite...

Have you read any of the science books by Brian Cox?