The Top 11 Reasons Engineers Make Better Husbands by Kathi Hunter 11. Engineers require very little mirror time (unlike the marketing guy I used to date). 10. You never have to worry about shopping for birthdays or Christmas - a Computer Literacy gift certificate will do just fine. 9. No need to buy expensive work clothes - a couple pairs of jeans and Dockers will carry you for about two years. 8. I was the first woman on the block to have my own e-mail address. 7. My shopping list has been on a spreadsheet for about three years now. 6. Engineers never go carousing at bars - just Fry's Electronics. 5. Engineers actually know how to program VCR's. 4. The biggest argument at our house: Mac vs. PC. 3. There's always someone around to explain Dilbert to me. 2. My own Web site. 'Nuff said. 1. He would never divorce me - California is a community property state and I would get half his software.