THE LONG AND THE SMART OF IT

BY DAN MILLER
August 29, 2006

I gotta tell you.... it's great being tall.

At 6'4", I'm able to reach things that are simply unreachable for mere "normal height" people.
And it offers me countless opportunities to impress my wife Karen, who's only 5'2".
(And truthfully, we guys never completely outgrow the basic need to impress the girls.)

And here's the really good part about being tall.....
We're smart.
That's right..... there was a story in the news last week about a new study released by Princeton University suggesting that tall people are smarter than others.
I'm certain it's true.... because I'm smart enough to consistently manipulate Karen into being impressed by the amazing things I can do.

For example, whenever she can't reach something in the pantry or kitchen, she'll call me, and I'll come running, because she always lets me know how she's "astounded" that I can reach it for her.
She's always impressed.

Or, let's say a light bulb burns out.... she oohs and ahhs over my amazing ability to change it with nothing more than a small ladder, perhaps even a chair.

She always acknowledges how proud and impressed she is that I can accomplish feats such as hanging curtain rods.... or painting the ceiling.... or pruning the tops of shrubs.... or cleaning the upper shelves in the closets.... or dusting the top of furniture.
Heck, I can even carry heavy stuff up and down the stairs for her.

Being tall and so smart, I can easily trick Karen into being "impressed" when I so easily do these little chores.
If she only knew!

I may actually discuss this "taller is smarter theory" with her, as soon as she's finished proof-reading my latest essay and checking the spelling for me.

And, I must mention this.....
Albert Einstein was "relatively" short at only 5'9"....
So -- according to my theory -- at 6'4", I'm 5 inches smarter than Einstein!
Do the math!

I'm certain that will impress Karen.

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