[The KG9 Kid]

In any case, all that Karate and mountain biking and singing in a rock band is nothing more than a list of someone trying desperately not to be identified as a dork or a nerd or a dweeb or a 'tard or a spazz, which means he earnestly forsakes his own dorky fan base. Did you ever think of that?

In fact, his list of supposedly kick-ass activities appears to me to be someone who's trying too hard at concealing his true nerdiness, which, ironically, means he's a dork.

So there.

[Little Ray]

I’ve met him. You haven’t. Dr. Taylor is more like “hyperactive.” Can’t stop doing stuff. EVER. Back when Hank Rheinhart was still alive, it was fun to watch him learn to cut stuff (like helmets and mail shirts) with various sharp implements that Hank brought to Liberty Con.

As for “Geek” what about David Drake? I don’t think a former tanker, history professor and SF Author fits your image of geek.