half geek .com

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what's in a name? 
   The term "half-geek" comes from my late father. (My mother fails to see the humor in the name, but for all the right reasons.)

   A few years ago after I'd celebrated a significant promotion, my father noted during his visit that when I was a child he was scared I would become a geek, but I hadn't... I'd become only "half-geek." A few years later when I moved away and registered my car in another state, I considered options for a customized plate. Had I chosen the impromptu moniker, the plate would have read "HALFGK" due to space constraints.

   Although line space wasn't a constraint when selecting a domain name, availability of the name "halfgeek" was -- but I think the way it is now helps define it as a unique space.

   I received a call from my mother some time ago about the name of the site. She reported that my uncle reasoned that "halfgk" made sense, because "gk" represents half of the word "geek." The observation was recently validated by a professional acquaintance. Honestly, the thought hadn't crossed my mind before my mother mentioned it.

Goin' back to Cali...

image credits 
   A word or two about images used on the site. Some of the images used are digital representations of works of art I own, notably from A. E. Barnes, Alexandra Nechita, Suzanne Clements, Camprio, and Anne Irvine. I wholeheartedly encourage you to explore their works. The lighthouse lens image associated with the search feature © Steve Keefer and is used with his kind permission. Universal Studios owns the copyright on the image of John Belushi, and Nike Corporation owns the image of the model in the Nike Pro Combat football uniform. Some images are photographs to which I own the copyright. I use none of these images for commercial purposes.

other stuff 
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