<![CDATA[In elementary and middle school, your loveable, good-natured columnist was harassed by bullies. It was very strange to me: I desperately wanted friends and was painfully insecure, so I did the only logical thing: I told everyone around me what a wonderful, talented, clever guy I was — and whatever they did, I could do better. So surely, everyone would want to be friends with a wonderful, talented, clever guy like me!]]>