[ Thanks to An Anonymous Reader for
this link. ]
“Being the geek in the family can get you in trouble. I was sat
at a social function with my wife’s friends, all happily chattering
away in Mandarin. I can barely count to ten in the language so
meaningful conversation is a little difficult unless it’s about
arithmetic. I got bored, which is always a dangerous thing.“‘My daughter has a new computer, would you help set it up?’
asked one of my wife’s friends. ‘I’d love to,’ I replied. Finally,
something to do that I would enjoy…!”