tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5816008817828011513.post8656320377733421671..comments2023-03-21T04:25:16.729-05:00Comments on COMPELLED: Samuelson and Broken SkinRussell Kinneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02623472943304901600noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5816008817828011513.post-33854386582195393992011-05-17T22:59:08.712-05:002011-05-17T22:59:08.712-05:00Ruthie, you're not the first person I've h...Ruthie, you're not the first person I've heard say that about turning 40. Sounds like a beautiful milestone of self acceptance to me. And Uncle Russie, I always thought you were the coolest Uncle! Not fitting in as a kid helps you see those on the margins and gives you compassion for them. I never forget what it feels like to be the "new kid" or the Nerd or the poor kid or the one who eats lunch by herself everyday or the only one not invited to the party or the one who wears hand-me-downs... but all those things have made me who I am today. Interesting.Aprilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06037491361373940397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5816008817828011513.post-74892555788499567732011-05-17T22:17:16.304-05:002011-05-17T22:17:16.304-05:00I think ALL of us have felt that weird need to &qu...I think ALL of us have felt that weird need to "fit in" and realized that we just don't make the grade. I've always been an uncool geek and finally just learned to come to grips with it...and let the chips fall where they may. I think turning 40 had something to do with it. Love ya, brother! =)Ruthie Oberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14533518428244514890noreply@blogger.com