Huckleberries: Reveling In Nerdiness

Idaho is doing well in another Estately Blog poll. Remember? Estately named Idaho as one of the states that would survive a zombie apocalypse. After all, most Spud Staters are armed to the teeth and know survivability skills. Now, Estately ranks Idaho No. 4 – behind No. 1 Utah, Alaska and Wyoming and two spots ahead of No. 6 Washington in – (drum roll, puh-leez) nerdiness. Seems Idahoans are fanatics of “Star Trek: The Next Generation,” “Harry Potter,” “Dungeons & Dragons” and other nerd indicators. Says Estately: “Idaho is home to large numbers of live action role-players and Harry Potter enthusiasts, but it’s also one of the premier states for those into fantasy literature. The state is home to its own chapter of the Tolkien Society , and local universities actually hold classes focusing on fantasy and science fiction.” And you wonder why we Spud Staters seem somewhat “out there” at times?/ DFO , SR Sunday Huckleberries. More here.

SR weekend columns:

• Smart Bombs: Taxing the cheapstake state /Gary Crooks
• Slice: It’s never too soon to dream of summer /Paul Turner
• If you’re not happy and you know, act like you are /Shawn Vestal
• Just for Fun music group swings on two decades later /Cindy Hval
• Outdoors: Bass club welcomes boatless anglers aboard /Rich Landers
• Young Cougars secondary uses Joe Albi turf as proving ground /John Blanchette
• Eye on Boise: Records request made for Otter’s public records order /Betsy Russell

Question: How do you know that you are/aren’t a nerd?