ERIC S. RAYMOND ON ENJOYING A FIGHT: I think it’s genetic, and I don’t think it’s limited to males. The Insta-Daughter — the least violent of people, generally — loves a fight once one gets started. Her eyes light up in a way that they do for nothing else. She’s done various martial arts stuff, but it’s that factor more than any real training that makes me feel good about her future out in the world. I credit her Scots-Irish side, as my mother is the same way . . . .