Revenge of the Nerds

I admire people who pursue their passions, and I enjoy reading about people who are "into" whatever fascinates them. "Diversity" should be not only a societal goal, but a personal one. The most interesting and well-adjusted people are those who don't subconsciously sacrifice their personal interests on the altar of being "normal". I'm wildly proud of my wife for picking up a guitar in her forties, and now being able to strum out songs I recognize. I admire the space nerds who show up at the blogger meet-ups. As the bumper sticker says, why be normal?

But the thought of the Lee's Summit High School Wargames Club earning letters (as was casually mentioned at Beneath the Ginko) pushes the concept of societal acceptance a bit too far. Next thing you know, they're going to want to date cheerleaders . . .