I hope all the geek-dads out there had an awesome Father’s Day!  Mine was fantastic and lasted the whole weekend!  Had some good solid family time, got to wander the aisles of a bookstore at my own pace (one of my favorite things to do!), ate an enormous Sonny’s BBQ feast for dinner Saturday, watched [...]

Viva Geeks!  It wasn’t too long ago that being a dork meant you weren’t cool. Oh how times have changed. A new generation of geeky entrepreneurs are setting the standards for business and the world we live in — they are the trendsetters. Being a geek is considered sexy nowadays (as the underwear above demonstrates). [...]

Here are 10 really cool Sci-Fi related gift ideas for geeks.  Today’s post comes directly from the MSN Sci-Fi Superfans blog.  Check it out by clicking here.  Thanks to my wonderful wife, The Irrepressible Gena, for sending me the link. Valentine’s Day is this weekend and you may be on the lookout for something special [...]

Over the weekend I had the opportunity to try a bizarre recipe: Macaroni and Cheese Pizza.  At first I was horrified by the concept.  Then I considered the components.  Mac & Cheese = Good.  Pizza = Good.  Hmmm… I started to wonder if maybe these are two great tastes that taste great together.  I’ve long [...]

Show your support for ONCE UPON A GEEK by ordering one of these super-cool t-shirts through Zazzle! Get ‘em now before the runways of Paris are crowded with these tops. Three designs are displayed below, but you’re not limited to what is shown here.  You’re able to modify the type, size, and color of these [...]

Serv (of The Unique Geek and NeedCoffee.com) and I are hitting the road!  We’re leaving today for Minnesota to move his things down to Florida.  We’ll be trapped together either moving furniture or driving a U-Haul truck for the next five days straight.  Wish us luck. Hopefully we’ll both survive. You can see what happened [...]

First off, sorry I didn’t get to post anything on Thursday.  Real life got in the way.  So to make it up, I’ll give you a double-shot today. Second, ONCE UPON A GEEK has recently been awarded the prestigious PREMIO DARDO award by two different bloggers!  I humbly and graciously accept this honor.  I’d like to [...]

Fun video about people like us. 

… or rather, he should.  Check out Paul and Storm’s thoughts on this.  If you went to DragonCon 2008, these guys were the opening band at the NeedCoffee.com & Quick Stop Entertainment’s “Nuts on the Road: Gonzo Sound & Vision” film festival. According to Paul and Storm… as the first geek President, Barack Obama would [...]

This week I attended a day-long educational workshop related to my job.  The workshop was held in one of the meeting rooms at the Tallahassee Antique Car Museum.  It was a pretty good workshop with interesting speakers.  On a break, I was strolling through the museum thinking about the topics and real-world applications for use [...]