“Whoa! I didn’t know you were a nerd!”
I’ve heard that statement more times than you might imagine, and, yes, it’s true. I am a nerd. But not one of those pocket-protector nerdy nerds. I’m a cool nerd.
When you walk into my office, you’ll notice typical office-y things until you turn a corner and see my collection of action figures. Protecting my work space is an assembly of earth’s mightiest heroes: an army of 12” plastic replicas of Marvel’s Avengers, Superman and Batman — and somehow a Ninja Turtle snuck in to join the team.
These heroic friends are a popular conversation piece, but recently someone pointed out a major flaw in my collection:
“All your action figures are boys. You really need to add a girl hero to your collection!”
Matt Ehresman 