Notes From A Bear's Journey

     One has to ask, what on Earth do those title words have in common?  Turns out that only 2% of the world's population is considered "smart" enough to join Mensa by passing their qualifying test (sample question to start you out: what does "mensa" even mean?).  But anyone can join (for a fee).  Instead of AI consider it AI-Q.  But how many of us really know our IQ?  As with age, it may be just a number, something assigned to you by a series of tests or whatever, but something assigned to you by someone or something else.  No matter, the question of "smarts" can only be answered by yourself.  And there are many ways to be smart.  Take street smarts, a field which I would fare poorly at.  Some people simply have it, an ability to adapt quickly to a situation, a quick comeback or an immediate reaction; such people seem to have a different way of looking at things, a common sense and one that comes without panic or hesitation....