Welcome Fellow Geeks

Geek /gēk/

Merriam-Webster Dictionary

(noun) an enthusiast or expert especially in a technological field or activity <computer geek>

Dictionary.com

(noun slang) a computer expert or enthusiast (a term of pride as self-reference, but often considered offensive when used by outsiders.)

Urban Dictionary

The people you pick on in high school and wind up working for as an adult.

Welcome all to the Northeast Ohio Geek Blog. My name is George Moura, and I’ll be your host through this little adventure into nerdiness.

Now let me start by acknowledging the fact that the term “geek” has a pretty dark past. Originally used as a term for carnival performers who did morbid acts like biting the heads of chickens (something I did not know and would rather choose to ignore), the word geek has often been used to taunt individuals who are intellectual, people who like computers and games, and…well…people who are “less than cool.”

However, in recent years the geek and nerd community have begun to take these terms back. They no longer have just the negative connotation that they used to.

And why not? Computers an integral part of everyone’s life these days (thank you Best Buy and your Geek Squad for reminding the world that we are the lords of technology). Video games are fun, whether you are a scrawny short guy with glasses, the muscle-bound gym buff, or even a female (Girl Gamers are not a myth).

Most of all, the internet is a wonderful place where geeks have come together and realized they are not alone.

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Geek and Sundry 

Now, I’m not saying every football jock in high school is walking around with a deck of Magic cards in their back pocket, but we’re making progress.

I am a true geek/nerd at heart. I enjoy comics, video games, science-fiction and a host of other nerdy activities.

This blog will share my nerd knowledge and chronicle my forays into the Geekdom of Northest Ohio.

So whether you openly love geeky things, or just secretly do and hope nobody finds out, follow along and I’m sure I’ll show you some cool things.

Well… “cool” may be relative…