Category Archives: Mensa

The social club for the gifted

See Sam. See Sam talk. See Sam talk about kilts.

Posted on September 4, 2010 by Marchbanks

My talk on kilts and tartans went off well. Continue reading →

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Another lost to us

Posted on July 21, 2010 by Marchbanks

A friend of ours suddenly and unexpectedly died of a heart attack. Continue reading →

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If you stand around long enough

Posted on July 19, 2010 by Marchbanks

In which I get invited to speak before a group I belonged to for twenty years, but don’t any longer. Continue reading →

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Very sad news comes

Posted on July 14, 2009 by Marchbanks

L’s Significant Other is given three to six months to live. Continue reading →

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Remembering Molly

Posted on January 31, 2007 by Marchbanks

The word’s quickly spreading of Molly Ivins’s death today from recurrent breast cancer. Continue reading →

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Densans and hot sauce

Posted on August 15, 2004 by Marchbanks

For a Mensan, the Shadow is expressed by its inverse—the Densan. Continue reading →

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Some people just Do Not Get It

Posted on July 16, 2003 by Marchbanks

The notion of a study guide for an intelligence test is as preposterous as trying to “study” for an eye examination. Continue reading →

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Test update

Posted on June 22, 2003 by Marchbanks

They all indicated my handling of the session was good to excellent, which is nice to know. Continue reading →

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Good LORD

Posted on June 22, 2003 by Marchbanks

I have FOURTEEN candidates scheduled for the Mensa admission test I’m giving this afternoon. Continue reading →

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That was a pretty damn good dish

Posted on April 26, 2003 by Marchbanks

Chicken, though . . . is there something with chicken and cherries? Continue reading →

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