I'm a worldly geek

I'm a geek**. To me this means I'm a tech enthusiast, love gadgets and am passionate about making them work. Growing up when being this type of nerd was unfashionable or misunderstood, I guess I tried to hide my secret.

Joking aside, I'm a systems gadget guy who cares about the whole service from the servers to the software and the thing you're looking at to read this blog. For some reason, I thought my "geekiness" was still a hobby or something to do in my spare time. But sure as a billion smart phones will be sold this year, the talents of a technical person are indispensable.

During my past year of foot induced solitude, I've come to terms with myself, my God and those who love me. It's been freeing to ignore the "turkeys" (the seventies term for superfluous influence in life). But I've also returned to my passion in work.

Why settle for the boring old ways of doing if you have a choice? The gadget world are just cool looking small computers that people want to carry everywhere.

I've always used computer systems to get to know people, to think and get to know the world better. But the reach is so broad now. I want to invent new ways of learning, cooperating and having fun safely. So it's not just games and porn but ways to enjoy all of life.

I'm a worldly geek because it's cool!

**Is this Wikipedia definition outdated? "The word geek is a slang term for odd or non-mainstream people, with different connotations ranging from "a computer expert or enthusiast" to "a person heavily interested in a hobby", with a general pejorative meaning of "a peculiar or otherwise dislikable person, esp[ecially] one who is perceived to be overly intellectual".[1]"