19 May 99.b
Chet Hedden

[quoting Tripp, 17 May 99.b] So you think it's math, not machines? I was thinking that women are less nerdy than men. Many men and boys are quite content to live in a world of computers. Women seem to seek out other people for companionship to a larger extent, and therefore would not be so strongly attracted to total CBI.

Apropos of this thread, here is an electronic mail message sent by a completely normal 5-year-old female to my wife and daughter today:

Dear Grandma LaVonne and Aunt Lisa,

How is Benjamin? Does he have hair? If he has hair, what color is it?

I am walking to my Mommy's lab. I play computer games while Mommy works on a different computer. My favorite computer game is Mathquest with Aladdin.

Love, Nora