If you ever want to become a high caliber nerd like myself, you're going to have to amp up your PBS consumption. I LOVE PBS. It's the same beautiful entity that brought me such wonders as Jack Horcheimer, Stargazer and "Katie and Orbie." If it weren't for PBS I never would have fallen in love with Red Dwarf, Dr. Who or Red Green. I think all PBS shows can be pretty much summed up under the category of "people in unattractive pants." This is one of the reasons I was so enamored with Rick Steves when I first saw his travels in Europe. The pants, the glasses, the slight lisp...ah, Rick Steves.

He's my hero. He wanders around Europe drinking and eating waffles. And he gets PAID to do this. I do it on Saturday mornings for free. I could dig out some high-waisted, pleated slacks, say to hell with it with my hair and booze up in some cobbled alley somewhere.

Of course, I don't. Me on camera would get pretty sad after about two minutes, and really, I'm just not sure I belong on PBS anyway. Sure, I'm a huge geek, but I'm not a geek from the 70s or the 80s, and I'm pretty sure that's another requirement.

Anyway, he's awesome, and if you want to be REALLY showered with geeky goodness, check out his special on France where he explains the Normandy Tapestry.

A salute, to waffles and beer!