Geek Pride Day

Every once in awhile, we need a break from the unrelenting seriousness of politics and economics.

While I have never worn bottle-bottom thick glasses, or a pocket protector, I am an anabashed, unapologetic lover of the sciences.  I read scientific papers and journals for fun, which makes me a geek of sorts. 

We need to play as well as work; my thanks to my very literate friend Sara for sharing with me something she found in an old folder on her computer, a totally silly game, "Punt the Geek".  You can download it for free here.  Try it, have some fun, and celebrate your own inner geek! 

Just to make sure you don't lose any valuable brain cells, you might want to go read something from a science journal afterwards. 

Or, you could at the very least read this story from the STrib about Geek Pride Day.

Once a year, on May 25, it's hip to be square. Today is Geek Pride Day, celebrating geeks, nerds and whoever else wears thick glasses and a pocket protector.


For all Trekkies, comic collectors and gadget gurus, this day is just for you. Today, the world celebrates Geek Pride Day. (Who knew?)

Geeks, nerds and whoever else wears thick glasses and a pocket protector can publicly boast about their geekiness without being labeled as weird. It happens every May 25, which coincides with the release of the first "Star Wars" movie in 1977.

The day started in 2006 in Spain -- strangely enough -- when 300 geeks showed their pride by creating a human "Pac-Man" game. In 2008, it came to the United States, where bloggers heralded it as a holiday.

Not sure of your geek orientation? Here are some rights and responsibilities, as outlined in Geek Pride Day's manifesto. If they inspire you to put on your favorite "Dungeons and Dragons" cape, then, no question, you're a geek. So take pride and celebrate.

Follow the story link to read the rest at the STrib online.  Play the game.  And if you are not yourself a geek, take a geek to lunch, or at least, say something nice to one.  They're fun, and they're too often neglected and overlooked becaues some of them are also shy or socially awkward, you need to make the first move.  It's worth it.

Happy Geek Pride Day!