My Geek Odyssey can sometimes be a warped commentary on my life…  So let me start off with this fact- I do love my parents.  They just celebrated 50 years of marriage (woo hoo!) and I know that even though I don’t always agree with them, that they try to do what’s best for their kids.

Now that said, my brothers and I, when we actually talk (which is about once every few years) sometimes discuss the ranking system employed by my parents.  We all know where we stand.  I know, I know, all parents treat their children equally, love their kids equally, but as kids we also understand that sometimes one sibling might be considered better.  This is my opinion from my experience, your mileage may vary.  Still when my brothers and I talk we know that some have higher scores than others and certain things give you an advantage.   I have finally gotten to the point where it really doesn’t matter to me, it used to and I wasted way too much energy trying to make my parents proud of me, I finally worked on making me proud of me.  Sure I don’t get the spoils of war, but I also sleep well at night knowing that I don’t have to be anyone but myself- no matter how much trouble that can get me into.  Like doing a comic about the family ranking system… might not have been such a good idea, but  honesty, my parents taught me, is important, and as I said, I do love my parents.  The bonus is I no longer have this comic idea sitting in the back of head and can move on.  Cecil, by the way, is upset since he figures we are out of the running again for whatever the keeper of the High Score would get… I keep telling him we could have gotten Rice-a-Roni (the San Francisco treat).  Oh, well, I’m off to find a turtle to wax, hope you all have a great day and remember- Be yourself, no one else can, and even if they could, your closest.